St Jacob Elem School

St Jacob Elem School operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in Saint Jacob, Illinois, one of the schools within Triad CUSD 2. Current enrollment sits at 262 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

St Jacob Elem School is one of 6 schools operated by Triad CUSD 2, a district that instructs 4,009 students overall.

Looking at the student body, St Jacob Elem School shows that nearly all students (97%) are White. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting St Jacob Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madison County (around 46%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, St Jacob Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that median household earnings sit near $75,793, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), of which St Jacob Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Triad Middle School, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, St Jacob Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 32%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 97% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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