Buncombe Cons School

Located at 164 Main, in Buncombe, Illinois, Buncombe Cons School is a very small elementary-level community that caters to 51 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Buncombe Cons SD 43. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 87% below typical.

Buncombe Cons SD 43 is the operating authority for Buncombe Cons School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Buncombe Cons School lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Buncombe Cons School logs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Johnson County's rate of about 47%.

After controlling for student poverty, Buncombe Cons School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.2%; this one delivers 24.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,528 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Johnson County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,743 students), Buncombe Cons School is one campus in the mix.

Goreville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.6 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Buncombe Cons School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

Buncombe Cons School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Buncombe Cons School's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 51). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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