📍 1018 S Farnham St, Galesburg, Knox County, 61401
King School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Galesburg, Knox County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Valerie Hawkins. It is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
King School enrolls 531 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Black or African American and 18% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 271 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 531 students (86%) 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.
King School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
King School is one of 8 schools in Galesburg CUSD 205, based in Galesburg, Illinois. The district serves 3,863 students district-wide and employs 277 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, King School is close to the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant