Pawnee Grade School

Pawnee Grade School is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Pawnee, Illinois, overseen by Pawnee CUSD 11, caters to 325 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Pawnee Grade School is one of 2 schools operated by Pawnee CUSD 11, a district that works with 572 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Pawnee Grade School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Pawnee Grade School shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sangamon County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pawnee Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sangamon County shows median household income runs about $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sangamon County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), of which Pawnee Grade School is one.

The closest other public school is Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pawnee Grade School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 332 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Pawnee Grade School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.