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Denning Elementary School, West Frankfort, IL

CEP schoolDenning Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Frankfort, part of Frankfort CUSD 168. It enrolled 439 students in 2024-25, with 17.6 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
439
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Students per teacher
17.6
Grades
PK to 2

This school's ratio is 4.1 higher than the district figure of 13.5. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school17.6
District13.5
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
1401 W 6th St, West Frankfort, IL 62896
Phone
(618)937-2464
District
Frankfort CUSD 168
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Town: Remote
NCES school ID
174158004166
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
20646.9% 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 Frankfort CUSD 168

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.