Geo T Wilkins Jr High School

Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is one of the average-sized middle-grades schools in Justice, Illinois, one of the schools within Indian Springs SD 109, with 508 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in Indian Springs SD 109 (2,453 students total), Geo T Wilkins Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Geo T Wilkins Jr High School shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Geo T Wilkins Jr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.8%, the actual is 43.7%, a residual of +10.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is one.

The closest other public school is George T Wilkins Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Geo T Wilkins Jr High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.