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Altamont Grade School

407 South Edwards St, Altamont, IL, 62411-1701 -

Tel: (618)483-5171

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	Altamont Grade School
Grades Offered	Grades PK - 8
County	Effingham County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students	518 students
% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	32 teachers
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 52 students
	Kind - 55 students
	Grade 1 - 52 students
	Grade 2 - 51 students
	Grade 3 - 64 students
	Grade 4 - 47 students
	Grade 5 - 52 students
	Grade 6 - 46 students
	Grade 7 - 46 students
	Grade 8 - 53 students

	This School	(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:16	1:16
Students by Ethnicity	This School	(IL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	4%
% Hispanic	n/a	24%
% Black	n/a	21%
% White	98%	48%
Unknown	1%	3%

Additional Student Information	This School	(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	41%	44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	9%	6%
School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Altamont Cusd 10 School District
	This School's Agency	(IL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	2	3
Number of Students Managed	770 students	810 students
District Total Revenue	$7,145,000	$10,034,000
District Expenditure	$6,827,000	$9,897,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,279	$12,388
District Expenditure / Student	$8,866	$12,219

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Pipe containing radiation did not pose safety threat (Effingham Daily News)
posted on June 3, 2009 at 10:16:49 pm
A metal pipe that surrounded the old track behind Altamont Grade School was found to have contained naturally occurring radiation when the school district prepared to get rid of it, Unit 10 Superintendent Jeff Fritchtnitch said.

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About This Zipcode (62411)	School Zip (62411)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	4,185 people	12,416,561 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	21%	24%
Median Household Income	$36,292	$49,133
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% Owning / % Renting	81% / 19%	67% / 33%

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