Kingsley Jr High School

Kingsley Jr High School is a sizable junior high in Normal, Illinois, overseen by McLean County USD 5. The school caters to 730 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Kingsley Jr High School sits 58% larger than that benchmark.

McLean County USD 5 comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 12,407 students; Kingsley Jr High School is among them.

Demographically, Kingsley Jr High School records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kingsley Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

Around the school, census data for McLean County shows median household earnings sit near $79,905, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across McLean County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,759 students), Kingsley Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

Thomas Metcalf School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingsley Jr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Kingsley Jr High School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 844 (now 730). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 70% to 58%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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