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Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 - Lincoln, IL | Schools.now

ExploreChester-East Lincoln CCSD 61

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1709850

Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61

Lincoln, IL

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

288

+0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

82.0%

-6.4%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$20,995

+6.0%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.0:1

-13.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

62.0%

+26.8%vs. State

English Language Learners

20.0%

+8.1%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

8.8%

-34.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.8%

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