North Jacksonville School

North Jacksonville School operates as a tiny elementary-level community in Jacksonville, Illinois, run under Jacksonville SD 117. Current enrollment sits at 135 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

Within Jacksonville SD 117, which oversees 9 schools and 3,231 students, North Jacksonville School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Jacksonville School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder comes out to 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, North Jacksonville School reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Morgan County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Jacksonville School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Morgan County put median household earnings sit near $66,306, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. North Jacksonville School is one of 28 public schools in Morgan County (combined enrollment of about 4,446 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jacksonville High School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around North Jacksonville School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Jacksonville School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. North Jacksonville School's enrollment has declined 37% since 2018, when it stood at 216 (now 135). Over the same period, the White share declined from 87% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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