Nettle Creek Elem School

Located at 8820 Scott School Rd, in Morris, Illinois, Nettle Creek Elem School is a tiny primary school that educates 77 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Nettle Creek CCSD 24C. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.

Nettle Creek CCSD 24C is the operating authority for Nettle Creek Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Nettle Creek Elem School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Nettle Creek Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 4% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grundy County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Nettle Creek Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 56.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Grundy County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,235, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Nettle Creek Elem School is one of 28 public schools in Grundy County (combined enrollment of about 12,070 students).

White Oak Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nettle Creek Elem School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Nettle Creek Elem School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 77). White enrollment moved from 78% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.

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