Knoxville Jr High School

Knoxville Jr High School, a low-enrollment junior high in Knoxville, Illinois, overseen by Knoxville CUSD 202, works with 262 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

Across the 3 schools in Knoxville CUSD 202 (917 students total), Knoxville Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Knoxville Jr High School shows that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Knox County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Knoxville Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Knox County) logs that median household income runs about $57,030, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,359 students), Knoxville Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Knoxville Sr High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Knoxville Jr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knoxville Jr High School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 331 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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