North Elem School

As a close-knit elementary campus in Nokomis, Illinois, North Elem School instructs 287 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Nokomis CUSD 22. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Nokomis CUSD 22 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 601 students. North Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, North Elem School shows that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, North Elem School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, North Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $63,620, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Montgomery County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students), of which North Elem School is one.

Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Elem School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 287 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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