Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch

Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch, an average-sized elementary school in Champaign, Illinois, operated by Champaign CUSD 4, teaches 426 students, covering grades K through 5.

Champaign CUSD 4 comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,598 students; Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch is among them.

Demographically, Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch records that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% White, 20% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Champaign County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 43% of students at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Champaign County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.6%; this one delivers 44.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Champaign County indicate median household income runs about $63,683, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch is one of 66 public schools in Champaign County (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students).

Robeson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 426). White enrollment moved from 38% to 27% across the same window.

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