North Elem School

Located at 1001 N 6th St, in Marshall, Illinois, North Elem School is a moderately sized elementary school that caters to 339 students (grades 3 through 6), run under Marshall CUSD 2C.

Within Marshall CUSD 2C, which oversees 4 schools and 1,181 students, North Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, North Elem School logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Elem School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at North Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,927 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,456 students), North Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Marshall Jr High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Elem School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 385 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.