Odin Attendance Center K-8

Odin Attendance Center K-8 is a close-knit primary school in Odin, Illinois, operated by Odin PSD 722. The school enrolls 192 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 2 schools in Odin PSD 722 (259 students total), Odin Attendance Center K-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Odin Attendance Center K-8 logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Odin Attendance Center K-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Marion County's rate of about 64%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Odin Attendance Center K-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.6%.

Across the wider county, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,240, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students), of which Odin Attendance Center K-8 is one.

The closest other public school is Odin Attendance Center 9-12, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Odin Attendance Center K-8 ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 192 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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