Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch

Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch, a rural-scale primary school in Opdyke, Illinois, run under Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5, instructs 122 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 381.

Operationally, Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch answers to Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch lists that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest breaks down as 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.3%, the actual is 29.8%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $63,118, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch is one of 31 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 5,314 students).

Nearest neighbor: Spring Garden Elementary School, around 4.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch has ticked down 21%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 122 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 95% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

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