Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School

Set in Chrisman, Illinois, Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School is a rural-scale junior high, run under Edgar County CUD 6. It educates 54 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 3 schools in Edgar County CUD 6 (267 students total), Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. Compared to Edgar County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Edgar County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.0%; Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School posts 25.2%, -22.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Edgar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,941 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School is one of 19 public schools in Edgar County (combined enrollment of about 2,650 students).

The closest other public school is Chrisman High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School has ticked down 35%, going from 83 students in 2018 to 54 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

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