Elementary · Illinois

Palestine Grade School

Free meals for all

Palestine Grade School, a public elementary school in Palestine, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 274 students, 12.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Palestine CUSD 3.

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: 274
Teachers (FTE): 21.2
Students per teacher: 12.9
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 72% 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: Distant rural area
Run by: Palestine CUSD 3

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Palestine CUSD 3.

Location

Address: 205 S Washington St, Palestine, IL 62451
Phone: (618)586-2711
City or town: Palestine
County: Crawford County

Website Quality of life in Palestine Schools in Palestine

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Lincoln Elementary School	3–5	326	13.3	6.1 mi
Washington Elem School	Pre-K–2	402	14.4	6.6 mi
Hutsonville Elem and Jr High Sch	Pre-K–8	190	9.0	7.7 mi
Carlisle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	188	11.4	12.1 mi
Sullivan Elementary School	Pre-K–5	627	15.4	13.7 mi
Oblong Elem School	Pre-K–8	361	11.7	15.7 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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