Community Cons School

Community Cons School, a tight-knit primary school in Pinckneyville, Illinois, run under CCSD 204, hosts 210 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Community Cons School sits inside CCSD 204, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Community Cons School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Perry County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Community Cons School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 37.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Perry County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,118, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Perry County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,545 students), of which Community Cons School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pinckneyville Middle School, around 3.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Community Cons School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Community Cons School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Community Cons School's enrollment has expanded 42% since 2018, when it stood at 148 (now 210). Class-load math has rose: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.