St Anne Elem School

St Anne Elem School operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in Saint Anne, Illinois, overseen by St Anne CCSD 256. Current enrollment sits at 254 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Operationally, St Anne Elem School answers to St Anne CCSD 256, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, St Anne Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, St Anne Elem School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at St Anne Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kankakee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,281 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kankakee County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students), St Anne Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is St Anne Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around St Anne Elem School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. St Anne Elem School's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 254). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2024.

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