State/Public Elementary Open

Dwight Common School

๐Ÿ“ 801 S Columbia St, Dwight, Livingston County, 60420

545
Pupils
14.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dwight Common School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dwight, Livingston County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Schultz. It is part of the Dwight Common SD 232 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Julie Schultz
School district
Dwight Common SD 232

Enrollment & staffing

Dwight Common School enrolls 545 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.

Male students
277 (51%)
Female students
268 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.4
Student-teacher ratio
14.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45784%
Hispanic or Latino5811%
Two or more races224%
Black or African American4<1%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

240 of the school's 545 students (44%) 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Dwight Common 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 106.

School district: Dwight Common SD 232

Dwight Common School is one of 1 schools in Dwight Common SD 232, based in Dwight, Illinois. The district serves 519 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 545 students, Dwight Common School is close to the district average of about 519 students per school.

519
District students
1
Schools
37
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
15%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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