📍 203A Dean Ave, Sparta, Randolph County, 62286
Sparta Lincoln School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparta, Randolph County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lynda Loesing. It is part of the Sparta CUSD 140 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sparta Lincoln School enrolls 732 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 526 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 732 students (69%) 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.
Sparta Lincoln School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 116.
Sparta Lincoln School is one of 3 schools in Sparta CUSD 140, based in Sparta, Illinois. The district serves 1,153 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 732 students, Sparta Lincoln School is larger than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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