Chillicothe Jr High

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Chillicothe, Illinois

Chillicothe Jr High in Chillicothe, Illinois enrolled 229 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

239 students in 2022-23, 243 students in 2023-24, 229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 14.0.

Students enrolled at Chillicothe Jr High by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 243, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232392023-242432024-25229
Students enrolled at Chillicothe Jr High by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 243, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232392023-242432024-25229
Students enrolled at Chillicothe Jr High by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 243, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232392023-242432024-25229
Students enrolled at Chillicothe Jr High by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 243, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232392023-242432024-25229
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323914.017.1
2023-2424314.516.8
2024-2522914.016.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Chillicothe Jr High 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChillicothe Jr High 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Chillicothe Jr High 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChillicothe Jr High 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Chillicothe Jr High 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChillicothe Jr High 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Chillicothe Jr High 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChillicothe Jr High 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 498 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chillicothe Jr High enrolled 249 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 498 of the 249 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.8% of students were White, 6.1% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.8%
  2. Hispanic6.1%
  3. Two or more races4.4%
  4. Black1.3%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Chillicothe Jr High scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2248%40%29.9%
Math, 2022-2327%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Chillicothe Jr High

  1. Mossville Jr HighThe nearest public middle school, 6.9 miles away: 181 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
  2. Midland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.9 miles away: 214 students (2024-25).7.9 mi
  3. Compare Chillicothe Jr High with Mossville Jr HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Il Valley Central USD 321 spends per student$12,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,755
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisChillicothe Jr High is the number 530 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#530 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Chillicothe Jr High

  1. How many students attend Chillicothe Jr High?
    229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 239 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chillicothe, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chillicothe Jr High?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Chillicothe Jr High a Title I school?
    Chillicothe Jr High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Chillicothe Jr High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Chillicothe Jr High scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Chillicothe Jr High in?
    Il Valley Central USD 321, NCES district ID 1719970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171997006015 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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