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Locust Elem School

Serves grades PK - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
539 Locust St
Marengo, IL 60152
Phone
(815) 568-7632
District
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
County
MCHENRY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
535
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.5% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Locust Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
30%
39%
28%
47%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 69 12.9%
Kindergarten 116 21.7%
Grade 1 104 19.4%
Grade 2 122 22.8%
Grade 3 122 22.8%
Grade 4 2 0.4%
Total 535 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.2% 66.2% 48.2%
Black 0.4% 0.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 35.2% 32.3% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,225 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 153.1 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 9.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,839 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.1% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.4% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.6% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.4% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,485 $7,897,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,164 $1,228,000 7.5%
Staff $226 $238,000 1.4%
General Administration $772 $814,000 4.9%
School Administration $782 $825,000 5.0%
Operation $1,453 $1,533,000 9.3%
Transportation $801 $845,000 5.1%
Other $1,077 $1,136,000 6.9%
Total Support $6,274 $6,619,000 40.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,848 $1,950,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $15,608 $16,466,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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