📍 401 W Latimer St, Abingdon, Knox County, 61410
Hedding Grade Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abingdon, Knox County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leeanne Scherpe. It is part of the Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hedding Grade Sch enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.3% Two or more races and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 366 students (52%) 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.
Hedding Grade Sch 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 93.
Hedding Grade Sch is one of 4 schools in Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276, based in Abingdon, Illinois. The district serves 906 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Hedding Grade Sch is larger than the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant