Selmaville Elem School

Selmaville Elem School is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in Salem, Illinois, part of Selmaville CCSD 10, with 223 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Selmaville Elem School sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, Selmaville Elem School answers to Selmaville CCSD 10, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Selmaville Elem School shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Selmaville Elem School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Marion County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Selmaville Elem School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 43.3%; actual is 28.8%, a gap of -14.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $61,240, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Selmaville Elem School is one of 27 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students).

The closest other public school is Odin Attendance Center 9-12, roughly 3.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Selmaville Elem School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 223 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.