Elementary · Illinois

Central City Elem School

Free meals for all

Central City Elem School, a public elementary school in Centralia, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 276 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Central City SD 133.

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: 276
Teachers (FTE): 21.5
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 71% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote town
Run by: Central City SD 133

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Central City SD 133.

Location

Address: 129 Douglas St, Centralia, IL 62801
Phone: (618)532-9521
City or town: Central City
County: Marion County

Website Quality of life in Central City Schools in Central City

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Schiller Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	270	14.6	2.0 mi
Willow Grove Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	127	9.8	2.2 mi
Jordan Elem SchoolFree meals for all	2–3	228	12.3	2.4 mi
North Wamac Grade SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	122	13.6	2.7 mi
Sandoval Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	221	13.0	4.7 mi
Odin Attendance Center K-8Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	192	10.4	6.1 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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