Elementary · Illinois

Cairo Elementary School

Free meals for all

Cairo Elementary School, a public elementary school in Cairo, Illinois: grades pre-k–6, 148 students, 10.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cairo USD 1.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 148
Teachers (FTE): 14.5
Students per teacher: 10.2
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 93% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: Cairo USD 1

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cairo USD 1.

Location

Address: 3101 Elm St, Cairo, IL 62914
Phone: (618)734-1027
City or town: Cairo
County: Alexander County

Website Quality of life in Cairo Schools in Cairo

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Meridian Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	213	10.7	8.2 mi
Ballard County Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	444	16.4	11.3 mi
Warren E. Hearnes Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–3	276	12.5	11.3 mi
Scott Co. Elem.	Pre-K–5	410	12.7	16.2 mi
Egyptian Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	151	12.6	16.8 mi
Century Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	185	11.7	18.5 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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