📍 600 S 1st St, Fairbury, Livingston County, 61739
Prairie Central Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairbury, Livingston County. The school has 322 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Wenger. It is part of the Prairie Central CUSD 8 school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prairie Central Elem School enrolls 322 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 322 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Central Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 53, state house district 105.
Prairie Central Elem School is one of 6 schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8, based in Fairbury, Illinois. The district serves 1,712 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 322 students, Prairie Central Elem School is close to the district average of about 285 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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