Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch

Set in Nokomis, Illinois, Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch is a minimally staffed secondary school, part of Nokomis CUSD 22. It caters to 314 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Nokomis CUSD 22 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 601 students; Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.8%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $63,620, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students), Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.2%.

Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 314).

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.