Iuka Comm Cons School

Iuka Comm Cons School is a low-enrollment K-5 school in Iuka, Illinois, operated by Iuka CCSD 7. The school works with 231 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Iuka Comm Cons School sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Iuka CCSD 7 is the operating authority for Iuka Comm Cons School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Iuka Comm Cons School records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Iuka Comm Cons School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 67.5%, a residual of +29.0 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,240 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Marion County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students), of which Iuka Comm Cons School is one.

The closest other public school is Salem Community High School, roughly 8.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Iuka Comm Cons School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Iuka Comm Cons School has held roughly steady, going from 226 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.