Reed Elem School

Reed Elem School, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Homer Glen, Illinois, overseen by Will County SD 92, enrolls 291 students, covering grades 2 through 3. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Within Will County SD 92, which oversees 4 schools and 1,435 students, Reed Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reed Elem School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Reed Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Reed Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 59.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Will County reports that median household income runs about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Reed Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Oak Prairie Jr High School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Reed Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.6%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 279 students in 2018 compared to 291 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 11% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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