Prairie Central Primary East

Set in Chatsworth, Illinois, Prairie Central Primary East is a rural-scale elementary campus, operated by Prairie Central CUSD 8. It caters to 148 students across grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Prairie Central Primary East sits 61% below that benchmark.

Prairie Central CUSD 8 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,712 students. Prairie Central Primary East is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Prairie Central Primary East logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Livingston County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Prairie Central Primary East logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Prairie Central Primary East tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Prairie Central Primary East qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Livingston County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Livingston County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,790, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie Central Primary East is one of 24 public schools in Livingston County (combined enrollment of about 5,273 students).

Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Central Primary East has shrank 5%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 148 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 15% across the same window.

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