Sherrard Jr High School

Sherrard Jr High School, a modestly sized intermediate school in Sherrard, Illinois, overseen by Sherrard CUSD 200, works with 189 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 59% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Sherrard CUSD 200 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,305 students. Sherrard Jr High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sherrard Jr High School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at Sherrard Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sherrard Jr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of -10.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Rock Island County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rock Island County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), of which Sherrard Jr High School is one.

Sherrard High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sherrard Jr High School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 194 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Sherrard Jr High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.