📍 593 Ava Rd, Murphysboro, Jackson County, 62966
McElvain School is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Murphysboro, Jackson County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrea Evers. It is part of the Murphysboro CUSD 186 school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a rural setting. The school employs 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 55.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McElvain School enrolls 83 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 55.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 23% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 49 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 83 students (63%) 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.
McElvain School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 58, state house district 115.
McElvain School is one of 5 schools in Murphysboro CUSD 186, based in Murphysboro, Illinois. The district serves 1,877 students district-wide and employs 147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, McElvain School is smaller than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Fringe