North Side Primary Center

North Side Primary Center is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Herrin, Illinois, one of the schools within Herrin CUSD 4, teacheing 433 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Herrin CUSD 4 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,320 students. North Side Primary Center is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Side Primary Center lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school records 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 70% of students at North Side Primary Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Williamson County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Williamson County reports that median household income runs about $65,604, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. North Side Primary Center is one of 26 public schools in Williamson County (combined enrollment of about 9,700 students).

Herrin High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

North Side Primary Center operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. North Side Primary Center's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 433). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 84% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the North Side Primary Center community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.