Central Jr High School

Central Jr High School is an intermediate school of small scale in West Frankfort, Illinois, part of Frankfort CUSD 168, teacheing 215 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 53% below the state mean of about 462.

Frankfort CUSD 168 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,517 students. Central Jr High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Central Jr High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Central Jr High School logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

Around the school, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,740 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students), of which Central Jr High School is one.

The closest other public school is Frankfort Intermediate School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Jr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.5%.

Central Jr High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Jr High School has declined 16%, going from 255 students in 2018 to 215 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.