Sesser-Valier Jr High School

Sesser-Valier Jr High School is a junior high of tiny scale in Sesser, Illinois, run under Sesser-Valier CUSD 196, teacheing 121 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Sesser-Valier CUSD 196 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 548 students; Sesser-Valier Jr High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Sesser-Valier Jr High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Sesser-Valier Jr High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Franklin County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sesser-Valier Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 43.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $56,740, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Sesser-Valier Jr High School is one of 25 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students).

Sesser-Valier Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sesser-Valier Jr High School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Sesser-Valier Jr High School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Sesser-Valier Jr High School's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 144 (now 121).

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