Total enrollment
3,231
-35 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Jacksonville SD 117
Illinois · 3,231 students · 3 cities
For families inside Jacksonville SD 117, public-school options total 11 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 3,231 (8 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Jacksonville SD 117
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jacksonville SD 117 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #202 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,231 | #120 of 508 | #3,002 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #62 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #279 of 506 | #3,611 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.8% | #110 of 456 | #2,781 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #172 of 341 | #3,332 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Jacksonville SD 117
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Eisenhower Elementary School at 54.8% proficient to Lincoln Elementary School at 32.2%, a gap of 22.6 points. That is the 69th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 3,323 to 3,231 students (down 3%) and from 221 to 241 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville High School | Jacksonville | High | 09-12 | 890 |
| Jacksonville Middle School | Jacksonville | Middle | 06-08 | 680 |
| Eisenhower Elem School | Jacksonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 349 |
| South Jacksonville Elem School | South Jacksonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 311 |
| Washington Elem School | Jacksonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 264 |
| The Early Years | Jacksonville | Elementary | PK-PK | 247 |
| Lincoln Elem School | Jacksonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 246 |
| North Jacksonville School | Jacksonville | Elementary | KG-05 | 135 |
| Murrayville-Woodson Elem School | Murrayville | Elementary | KG-05 | 109 |
| Crossroad Learning Center | Jacksonville | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Special Ed and Student Services | Jacksonville | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Jacksonville SD 117
Jacksonville SD 117 is a sparse public-school district in Illinois. The district runs 11 schools and teaches approximately 3,231 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Jacksonville SD 117 is made up of 8 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Jacksonville SD 117 runs about 294 students per school, 39% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 480.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,231 students, stayed largely flat from the 3,266 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Jacksonville SD 117 lost 1 school, going from 10 to 9.
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