📍 201 W Main St, Neponset, Bureau County, 61345
Neponset Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Neponset, Bureau County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dena Hodge-bates. It is part of the Kewanee CUSD 229 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Neponset Grade School enrolls 138 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 109 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 138 students (83%) 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.
Neponset Grade 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 73.
Neponset Grade School is one of 7 schools in Kewanee CUSD 229, based in Kewanee, Illinois. The district serves 1,963 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 138 students, Neponset Grade School is smaller than the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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