Herrin Middle School

Herrin Middle School operates as a mid-sized 6-8 campus in Herrin, Illinois, operated by Herrin CUSD 4. Current enrollment sits at 513 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Herrin Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Herrin CUSD 4, a district that caters to 2,320 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Herrin Middle School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 12% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Herrin Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.4%; Herrin Middle School posts 49.2%, +15.8 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Williamson County reports that median household income runs about $65,604, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Williamson County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,700 students), Herrin Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Side Primary Center, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Herrin Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 513 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 88% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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