📍 301 Jefferson St, New Boston, Mercer County, 61272
New Boston Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Boston, Mercer County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cheyanne Mccann. It is part of the Mercer County School District 404 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Boston Elem School enrolls 175 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 161 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 175 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Boston Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 74.
New Boston Elem School is one of 5 schools in Mercer County School District 404, based in Joy, Illinois. The district serves 1,274 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 175 students, New Boston Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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