South Fork Jr Sr High School
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Kincaid, Illinois
South Fork Jr Sr High School in Kincaid, Illinois enrolled 134 students in 2024-25 with 10.6 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Illinois high-school median of 13.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Illinois: 87.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 32%
155 students in 2022-23, 136 students in 2023-24, 134 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 10.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 155 | 8.0 | 19.4 |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 10.1 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 134 | 10.6 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Illinois high schools
Among the 690 Illinois high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Fork Jr Sr High School enrolled 153 students and reported no counselor; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent51.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.0% of students were White, 3.0% of two or more races, 2.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White94.0%
- Two or more races3.0%
- Hispanic2.2%
- Black0.7%
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 South Fork Jr Sr High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 | 10‑14% | 10‑14% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 23 students in South Fork Jr Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 60‑79% | 87.6% |
| Students in the class | 23 | 23 | 149,998 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about South Fork Jr Sr High School
- Edinburg High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.1 miles away: 74 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Taylorville Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.1 miles away: 739 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Compare South Fork Jr Sr High School with Edinburg High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Fork SD 14 spends per student$13,292 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,292
- The largest public schools in IllinoisSouth Fork Jr Sr High School is the number 613 by size of 708 Illinois high schools open in 2024-25.#613 of 708
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.5 for high schools.12.7:1
- 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 South Fork Jr Sr High School
How many students attend South Fork Jr Sr High School?
134 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 155 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Kincaid, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Fork Jr Sr High School?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for high schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Fork Jr Sr High School a Title I school?
South Fork Jr Sr High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Fork Jr Sr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at South Fork Jr Sr High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 is the graduation rate at South Fork Jr Sr High School?
60-79% of the 23 students in South Fork Jr Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is South Fork Jr Sr High School in?
South Fork SD 14, NCES district ID 1736640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173664005069 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.