Midway School

Located at 6321 Midway Dr, in Moro, Illinois, Midway School is a minimally staffed elementary-level community that caters to 120 students (grades pre-K through 2), overseen by Edwardsville CUSD 7. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 381.

Within Edwardsville CUSD 7, which oversees 13 schools and 7,060 students, Midway School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Midway School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Midway School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Midway School is one of 84 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students).

Meadowbrook Intermediate Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Midway School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Midway School's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 120). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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