Prairie Elem School

Prairie Elem School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Orland Park, Illinois, one of the schools within Orland SD 135, enrolling 507 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 381.

Within Orland SD 135, which oversees 10 schools and 5,186 students, Prairie Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Prairie Elem School lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Prairie Elem School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Prairie Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Prairie Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Palos South Middle School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Elem School has edged down 3%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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