Western Barry Elem

Western Barry Elem is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Barry, Illinois, operated by Western CUSD 12. The school educates 225 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Western Barry Elem sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Western Barry Elem is one of 3 schools operated by Western CUSD 12, a district that hosts 512 students overall.

On demographics, Western Barry Elem logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Pike County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Western Barry Elem has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Western Barry Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pike County put median household earnings sit near $59,777, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,394 students), Western Barry Elem is one campus in the mix.

Western High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Western Barry Elem comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Western Barry Elem's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 240 (now 225).

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