Taylor Ridge Elem School

Set in Taylor Ridge, Illinois, Taylor Ridge Elem School is a tiny primary school, one of the schools within Rockridge CUSD 300. It educates 138 students across grades K through 2. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 5 schools in Rockridge CUSD 300 (1,082 students total), Taylor Ridge Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Taylor Ridge Elem School records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Rock Island County's rate of about 65%.

Across the wider county, census data for Rock Island County shows median household earnings sit near $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rock Island County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), of which Taylor Ridge Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Andalusia Elem School, around 4.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 161 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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