Putnam County Jr High School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mc Nabb, Illinois

Putnam County Jr High School in Mc Nabb, Illinois enrolled 162 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 10.1 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

162 students in 2022-23, 171 students in 2023-24, 162 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.5 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Putnam County Jr High School by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231622023-241712024-25162
Students enrolled at Putnam County Jr High School by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231622023-241712024-25162
Students enrolled at Putnam County Jr High School by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231622023-241712024-25162
Students enrolled at Putnam County Jr High School by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1620501001502002022-231622023-241712024-25162
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316214.511.2
2023-2417114.511.8
2024-2516216.010.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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; This school 10.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Putnam County Jr High School enrolled 150 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent21.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.0% of students were White, 13.6% Hispanic, 1.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White84.0%
  2. Hispanic13.6%
  3. Black1.2%
  4. Two or more races1.2%

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 Putnam County Jr High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2225‑29%30%29.9%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%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 Putnam County Jr High School

  1. Fieldcrest Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 196 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Washington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 116 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Putnam County Jr High School with Fieldcrest Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Putnam County CUSD 535 spends per student$17,739 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,739
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisPutnam County Jr High School is the number 599 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#599 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.10.1:1
  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 Putnam County Jr High School

  1. How many students attend Putnam County Jr High School?
    162 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 162 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mc Nabb, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Putnam County Jr High School?
    10.1 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.
  3. Is Putnam County Jr High School a Title I school?
    Putnam County 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).
  4. How do students at Putnam County Jr High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Putnam County Jr High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Putnam County Jr High School in?
    Putnam County CUSD 535, NCES district ID 1732960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173296003409 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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