Shawnee Elementary School

Shawnee Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school in Wolf Lake, Illinois, run under Shawnee CUSD 84. The school teaches 136 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 64% below typical.

Shawnee CUSD 84 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 270 students; Shawnee Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shawnee Elementary School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Shawnee Elementary School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Shawnee Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Shawnee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shawnee Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.7%; Shawnee Elementary School posts 15.3%, -21.4 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Union County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,728, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,478 students), of which Shawnee Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shawnee Jr High School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shawnee Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shawnee Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 160 students in 2018 to 136 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.