Salt Fork North Elementary School

Salt Fork North Elementary School operates as a compact K-5 school in Catlin, Illinois, run under Salt Fork CUSD 512. Current enrollment sits at 274 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Salt Fork North Elementary School sits 28% below that benchmark.

Salt Fork CUSD 512 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 878 students. Salt Fork North Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Salt Fork North Elementary School shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Salt Fork North Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Vermilion County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Salt Fork North Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.5%; this one delivers 36.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Vermilion County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,877, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Vermilion County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), of which Salt Fork North Elementary School is one.

Salt Fork High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Salt Fork North Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Salt Fork North Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 22.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salt Fork North Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 272 students in 2018 to 274 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 87% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Salt Fork North Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.