Vienna Elem School Dist 55

Vienna Elem School Dist 55 operates as a moderately sized primary school in Vienna, Illinois, operated by Vienna SD 55. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Vienna SD 55 is the operating authority for Vienna Elem School Dist 55, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Vienna Elem School Dist 55 shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Vienna Elem School Dist 55 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,528 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Johnson County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,743 students), Vienna Elem School Dist 55 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vienna High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Vienna Elem School Dist 55 comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vienna Elem School Dist 55 has contracted 9%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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