Cissna Park Jr High School

Set in Cissna Park, Illinois, Cissna Park Jr High School is a minimally staffed junior high, operated by Cissna Park CUSD 6. It serves 66 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 3 schools in Cissna Park CUSD 6 (292 students total), Cissna Park Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Cissna Park Jr High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest reads as 9% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cissna Park Jr High School logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Iroquois County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, Cissna Park Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 50.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Iroquois County reports that median household income runs about $66,255, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Iroquois County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students), of which Cissna Park Jr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cissna Park Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cissna Park Jr High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Cissna Park Jr High School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 66). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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