Reagan Middle School

As an average-sized 6-8 campus in Dixon, Illinois, Reagan Middle School serves 585 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Dixon USD 170. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Reagan Middle School sits 27% above that benchmark.

Within Dixon USD 170, which oversees 5 schools and 2,436 students, Reagan Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reagan Middle School lists that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Reagan Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Reagan Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Reagan Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household earnings sit near $70,292, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,778 students), of which Reagan Middle School is one.

Madison School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reagan Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.9%.

Reagan Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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