McKinley Jr High School

Set in South Holland, Illinois, McKinley Jr High School is a cozy middle-grades school, part of South Holland SD 150. It teaches 287 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

South Holland SD 150 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 784 students. McKinley Jr High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, McKinley Jr High School logs that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 9% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, McKinley Jr High School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 77% of students at McKinley Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, McKinley Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.6%.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which McKinley Jr High School is one.

McKinley Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McKinley Jr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McKinley Jr High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley Jr High School has fell 14%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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