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Prather Elementary School, Granite City, IL

CEP schoolPrather Elementary School is a public elementary school in Granite City, part of Granite City CUSD 9. It enrolled 612 students in 2024-25, with 16.5 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
612
Teachers (FTE)
37.0
Students per teacher
16.5
Grades
PK to K

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 17.2. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school16.5
District17.2
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
2450 W 25Th St, Granite City, IL 62040
Phone
(618)931-5700
District
Granite City CUSD 9
County
Madison County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Suburb: Large
NCES school ID
171728005016
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
37060.5% 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 Granite City CUSD 9

Elementary schools elsewhere in Granite City

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.