school has grades from pre-k to 8th. It offers sports for boys including baseball, basketball, and cross-country. And for the girls, there is softball, basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, and cross-country. St. Mark's Lutheran School St. Mark's is a parochial school located at 504 N. James Street. Its mascot is the Panther. The school offers pre-school (3 to 4 year old) through eighth-grade education. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,077 people, 905 households, and 581 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 967 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.84% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. There were 905 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,679, and the median income for a family was $45,909. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,124. About 5.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Albert Bollinger, Illinois state senator, businessman, and lawyer Herb Hall, pitcher with the Detroit Tigers William George Juergens, United States District Court judge Nathan Reitz, Illinois state representative References External links Village of Steeleville official website Steeleville School District #138 official website Villages in Randolph County, Illinois Villages in Illinois