Wanda Kendall Elem School

Wanda Kendall Elem School is one of the rural-scale elementary campuss in Watseka, Illinois, part of Iroquois County CUSD 9, with 122 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through K. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 4 schools in Iroquois County CUSD 9 (939 students total), Wanda Kendall Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Wanda Kendall Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Wanda Kendall Elem School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Iroquois County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Iroquois County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,255, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Iroquois County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students), Wanda Kendall Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Watseka Comm High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Wanda Kendall Elem School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wanda Kendall Elem School's enrollment has fell 46% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 122). The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 74% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.