Pioneer Path

Pioneer Path is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Channahon, Illinois, run under Channahon SD 17, with 244 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 4. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Pioneer Path sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

Pioneer Path is one of 4 schools operated by Channahon SD 17, a district that hosts 1,145 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pioneer Path lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Pioneer Path tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Will County shows median household earnings sit near $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Pioneer Path is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: N B Galloway Elem School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pioneer Path.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Pioneer Path's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 278 (now 244). The White share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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