United Elem Sch - West

United Elem Sch - West, an intimate elementary school in Monmouth, Illinois, overseen by United CUSD 304, serves 179 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

United CUSD 304 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,209 students; United Elem Sch - West is among them.

Looking at the student body, United Elem Sch - West reports that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest comes out to 6% Black, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Warren County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, United Elem Sch - West lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting United Elem Sch - West tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, United Elem Sch - West performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.6%, the actual is 43.8%, a residual of +4.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Warren County put median household earnings sit near $67,385, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Warren County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,788 students), United Elem Sch - West is one campus in the mix.

United Jr High Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts United Elem Sch - West at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 179 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 1% to 6% across the same window.

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