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Prairie Central Upper Elementary

(815) 657-8238

Physical Address:
312 North Center ST
Forrest, IL  61741
Mailing Address:
PO Box 496
Forrest, IL  61741

School Information

District:
Prairie Central Cusd 8
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Livingston County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
5 - 6
Number of Students:
321

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Prairie Central Upper Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 92.52% 92.16% 61.37%
Others 2.80% 0% 0%
Hispanic 2.80% 2.41% 18.10%
Black 0.93% 1.94% 22.30%
Asian/Pacific 0.93% 0.73% 4.45%
American Indian 0% 0.59% 0.76%

Genders in Prairie Central Upper Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.34% 44.98% 46.89%
Female 47.66% 55.02% 53.11%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Prairie Central Upper Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 267 271 297
Others 5 15 9
Hispanic 11 7 9
Black 6 4 3
Asian/Pacific 1 2 3
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 290 299 321

Enrollment by Gender for Prairie Central Upper Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 135 145 168
Female 155 154 153
Total 290 299 321

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Prairie Central Upper Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 290 299 321
# Eligible for free lunch 73 (25%) 85 (28%) 102 (32%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 31 (11%) 34 (11%) 45 (14%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 104 (36%) 119 (40%) 147 (46%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Prairie Central Upper Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 290 299 321
Fulltime teachers 16.0 20.6 21.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.10 14.50 14.93
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.93 12.57 10.42