Palestine Grade School

Palestine Grade School operates as a compact elementary campus in Palestine, Illinois, run under Palestine CUSD 3. Current enrollment sits at 274 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Palestine CUSD 3 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 354 students. Palestine Grade School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Palestine Grade School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Crawford County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Palestine Grade School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 28.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Crawford County shows median household income runs about $71,674, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Palestine Grade School is one of 10 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 2,684 students).

Nearest neighbor: Palestine High School, around 0.6 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Palestine Grade School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Palestine Grade School's enrollment has edged up 29% since 2018, when it stood at 213 (now 274).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.