Potomac Elem School

Potomac Elem School operates as a rural-scale elementary-level community in Potomac, Illinois, overseen by Potomac CUSD 10. Current enrollment sits at 137 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 64% leaner than typical.

Potomac CUSD 10 is the operating authority for Potomac Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Potomac Elem School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Potomac Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Vermilion County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Potomac Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 36.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Vermilion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,877 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Vermilion County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), Potomac Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Armstrong-Ellis Elem School, roughly 4.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Potomac Elem School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Potomac Elem School has decreased 12%, going from 156 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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