South School

Located at 133 S Grant St, in Westmont, Illinois, South School is a minimally staffed elementary campus that serves 53 students (grade pre-K), overseen by CUSD 201. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so South School sits 86% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in CUSD 201 (1,330 students total), South School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, South School records that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, South School lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (DuPage County) records that median household earnings sit near $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), South School is one campus in the mix.

J T Manning Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. South School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 48 (now 53). The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.