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Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 5

Carl Sandburg Elementary, Joliet, IL

CEP schoolCarl Sandburg Elementary is a public elementary school in Joliet, part of Joliet PSD 86 School District. It enrolled 371 students in 2024-25, with 19.5 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
371
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Students per teacher
19.5
Grades
K to 5

This school's ratio is 5.3 higher than the district figure of 14.2. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school19.5
District14.2
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
1100 Lilac Ln, Joliet, IL 60435
Phone
(815)725-0281
District
Joliet PSD 86 School District
County
Will County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Suburb: Large
NCES school ID
172058004928
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free or reduced-price lunch
35395.1% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Joliet PSD 86 School District

Elementary schools elsewhere in Joliet

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.