Middle school (grades 6-8) · Minooka, IL

Minooka Jr High School

Federal NCES profile for Minooka Jr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 172631002799
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0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Minooka Jr High School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of Illinois schools.

#5 of 6
public schools in Minooka · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
16:1
large classes for Illinois
1,024
students enrolled

Minooka Jr High School has class sizes larger than 79% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Minooka Jr High School ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Minooka, IL.

School address

Minooka, IL 60447
District: Minooka Ccsd 201 · Illinois

NCES ID 172631002799 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 172631002799 · Minooka, IL Middle · MID · TRAD

1,024 enr · 16:1 · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Minooka Intermediate School (941 students)

Resource Investment Index #5 of 6 public schools in Minooka. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Minooka Jr High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Minooka Jr High School reports 1,024 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Minooka Jr High School compares

Minooka Jr High School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16:1 ▲ 14% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,024 top 7% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,024
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 79% in Illinois - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
24.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,808
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 512 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 62.0%
Hispanic or Latino 23.7%
African American 8.1%
Two or More 4.2%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 62.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.1, Minooka Jr High School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Minooka Ccsd 201, which includes Minooka Jr High School.

$13,808
Per student
-24%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 54.2%
State 38.6%
Federal 7.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Minooka Jr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Minooka Intermediate School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Aux Sable Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Jones Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Minooka Elem School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Walnut Trails Elem School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Minooka Jr High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Minooka Ccsd 201 · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,024 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16:1)

Frequently asked questions about Minooka Jr High School

How many students attend Minooka Jr High School?

Minooka Jr High School has 1,024 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Minooka, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Minooka Jr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Minooka Jr High School is 16:1, which is 14% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Minooka Jr High School?

The largest demographic group at Minooka Jr High School is White at 62.0% of enrollment, in Minooka, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Minooka Jr High School?

Minooka Jr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Minooka Jr High School rank among public schools in Minooka?

By Resource Investment Index, Minooka Jr High School ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Minooka, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Minooka on the city page.

What other schools are in Minooka Ccsd 201?

Besides Minooka Jr High School, Minooka Ccsd 201 also operates Minooka Intermediate School (941 students), Aux Sable (617 students), and Jones Elementary School (553 students). See the Minooka Ccsd 201 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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