St Rose Elem School

St Rose Elem School is a tight-knit elementary campus in Breese, Illinois, one of the schools within St Rose SD 14-15. The school teaches 167 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 56% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

St Rose Elem School sits inside St Rose SD 14-15, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, St Rose Elem School reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic. Compared to Clinton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting St Rose Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, St Rose Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 65.1%.

Around the school, census data for Clinton County shows median household income runs about $86,588, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St Rose Elem School is one of 19 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students).

The closest other public school is Central Comm High School, roughly 5.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, St Rose Elem School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 161 students in 2018 compared to 167 in 2025.

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