📍 805 N Cherokee St, Taylorville, Christian County, 62568
North Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Taylorville, Christian County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ben Cunningham. It is part of the Taylorville CUSD 3 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Elem School enrolls 537 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 496 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 537 students (66%) 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.
North 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 48, state house district 95.
North Elem School is one of 4 schools in Taylorville CUSD 3, based in Taylorville, Illinois. The district serves 2,172 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, North Elem School is close to the district average of about 543 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant