Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High

Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High, a moderately sized elementary school in Mackinaw, Illinois, overseen by Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, hosts 432 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Within Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701, which oversees 3 schools and 942 students, Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 56.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tazewell County) logs that median household income runs about $77,982, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tazewell County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), of which Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dee-Mack High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.6%.

Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 432). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, 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.