Knoxville Jr High School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Knoxville, Illinois
Knoxville Jr High School in Knoxville, Illinois enrolled 262 students in 2024-25 with 18.6 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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 rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
245 students in 2022-23, 249 students in 2023-24, 262 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 18.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 245 | 21.4 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 20.5 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 262 | 18.6 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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.
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 280 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Knoxville Jr High School enrolled 280 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 280 of the 280 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.2% of students were White, 3.1% of two or more races, 0.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White96.2%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Black0.4%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Knoxville Jr High School scored proficient or above: 11% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 11% | 21% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 14% | not published | 26.6% |
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 Knoxville Jr High School
- Lombard Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.7 miles away: 534 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Williamsfield Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 83 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Knoxville Jr High School with Lombard Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Knoxville CUSD 202 spends per student$15,033 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,033
- The largest public schools in IllinoisKnoxville Jr High School is the number 489 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#489 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.14.1:1
- 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 Knoxville Jr High School
How many students attend Knoxville Jr High School?
262 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 245 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Knoxville, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Knoxville Jr High School?
14.1 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.Is Knoxville Jr High School a Title I school?
Knoxville Jr High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Knoxville Jr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Knoxville Jr High School scored proficient or above: 11% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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.What district is Knoxville Jr High School in?
Knoxville CUSD 202, NCES district ID 1721390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172139002406 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.