West Side Primary School

West Side Primary School operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Harrisburg, Illinois, run under Harrisburg CUSD 3. Current enrollment sits at 400 students spanning grades K through 2.

Across the 5 schools in Harrisburg CUSD 3 (1,781 students total), West Side Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Side Primary School logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, West Side Primary School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate median household income runs about $53,117, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Saline County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,704 students), of which West Side Primary School is one.

Harrisburg High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

West Side Primary School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.