South Central Elementary-Kinmundy

Set in Kinmundy, Illinois, South Central Elementary-Kinmundy is a tight-knit primary school, one of the schools within South Central CUD 401. It serves 269 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

South Central CUD 401 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 592 students; South Central Elementary-Kinmundy is among them.

In terms of who attends, South Central Elementary-Kinmundy records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the resource side, On paper, South Central Elementary-Kinmundy has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, South Central Elementary-Kinmundy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 36.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,240, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Marion County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students), of which South Central Elementary-Kinmundy is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Central Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Central Elementary-Kinmundy at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. South Central Elementary-Kinmundy's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 311 (now 269). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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