Jasper Co Jr High

Jasper Co Jr High is one of the one-room-style middle-grades schools in Newton, Illinois, overseen by Jasper County CUD 1, with 176 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Jasper County CUD 1 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,197 students. Jasper Co Jr High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Jasper Co Jr High logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jasper County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Jasper Co Jr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 35.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household income runs about $74,755, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jasper County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,197 students), of which Jasper Co Jr High is one.

The closest other public school is Newton Comm High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jasper Co Jr High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

Jasper Co Jr High operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 209 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.