Zeigler-Royalton Elem School

Zeigler-Royalton Elem School operates as a compact elementary campus in Mulkeytown, Illinois, run under Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188. Current enrollment sits at 258 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 (489 students total), Zeigler-Royalton Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Zeigler-Royalton Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Franklin County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Zeigler-Royalton Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

Around the school, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $56,740, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Zeigler-Royalton Elem School is one of 25 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students).

The closest other public school is Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Zeigler-Royalton Elem School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 31.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Zeigler-Royalton Elem School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 258). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.