Ottawa Elementary School District 141

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–8 B-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Ottawa, Ottawa, South Ottawa and Naplate, and parts of Utica and Fall River.

At a glance

1,747Students enrolled

5Schools

4Towns served

$18,096Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

57%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

OttawaSouth OttawaNaplate

Grades PK–4

Lincoln Elem School or Jefferson Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

Wallace Elem School or Shepherd Middle SchoolDepends on your addressWallace Community Consolidated School District 195

Grades 9–12

Ottawa Township High School1,223 students · OttawaOttawa Township High School District 140

Grades PK–4

McKinley Elem School364 students · OttawaThis district

Grades 7–8

Shepherd Middle School353 students · OttawaThis district

Grades 9–12

Ottawa Township High School1,223 students · OttawaOttawa Township High School District 140

Grades PK–4

Lincoln Elem School or McKinley Elem School or Jefferson Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Shepherd Middle School353 students · OttawaThis district

Grades 9–12

Ottawa Township High School1,223 students · OttawaOttawa Township High School District 140

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency17%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts30%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 85% at Ottawa Township High School District 140, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,096

per student each year · 16% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration39%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)41%

State51%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,773’20

1,759’21

1,745’22

1,774’23

1,747’24

Students

White · 71%1,238

Hispanic · 19%339

Two or more races · 5%93

Black · 3%55

Asian · 1%19

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Ottawa18,447 people

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Ottawa11,204 people

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South Ottawa8,322 people

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Naplate589 people

Also covers small parts of Utica and Fall River.

Schools5 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 387 students · Ottawa

C+Public 📚

McKinley Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 364 students · Ottawa

A-Public 📚

Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 304 students · Ottawa

BPublic 📚

Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 353 students · Ottawa

B-Public 📚

Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 339 students · Ottawa

C+Public

Where students go next · Ottawa Township High School District 140

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Ottawa Township High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,223 students · Ottawa

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Deer Park · LaSalle · LaSalle + 1 more · $26,538 per student

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Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230Rutland · $30,971 per student

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Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95Farm Ridge · Grand Rapids · $21,279 per student

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LaSalle Elementary School District 122LaSalle · LaSalle · $24,450 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.