Dongola Jr High School

Dongola Jr High School is a junior high of micro-enrollment scale in Dongola, Illinois, one of the schools within Dongola USD 66, teacheing 51 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 89% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

Dongola USD 66 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 221 students; Dongola Jr High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Dongola Jr High School lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Union County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dongola Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 13.8%; this one delivers 26.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Union County) shows that median household income runs about $55,728, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Dongola Jr High School is one of 18 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 2,478 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dongola High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dongola Jr High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Dongola Jr High School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 63 students in 2018 compared to 51 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 31.5:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Dongola Jr High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.