📍 725 W Putnam St, Princeton, Bureau County, 61356
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Princeton, Bureau County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Megan Doty. It is part of the Princeton ESD 115 school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 205 students across grades K–3. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 205 students (41%) 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.
Jefferson Elem 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 37, state house district 74.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 5 schools in Princeton ESD 115, based in Princeton, Illinois. The district serves 1,091 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 205 students, Jefferson Elem School is close to the district average of about 218 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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