Frankfort Intermediate School

Frankfort Intermediate School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in West Frankfort, Illinois, one of the schools within Frankfort CUSD 168, with 447 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 6.

Within Frankfort CUSD 168, which oversees 4 schools and 1,517 students, Frankfort Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Frankfort Intermediate School records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Frankfort Intermediate School shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Frankfort Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.6%; this one delivers 36.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $56,740 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Frankfort Intermediate School is one of 25 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students).

Nearest neighbor: Central Jr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frankfort Intermediate School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

Frankfort Intermediate School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Frankfort Intermediate School's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 447). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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