South Fork Jr Sr High School

South Fork Jr Sr High School, a minimally staffed senior high in Kincaid, Illinois, overseen by South Fork SD 14, caters to 134 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 84% smaller than typical.

South Fork SD 14 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 284 students. South Fork Jr Sr High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, South Fork Jr Sr High School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Fork Jr Sr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 40.9%; South Fork Jr Sr High School posts 26.6%, -14.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Christian County) shows that median household income runs about $62,611, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Fork Jr Sr High School is one of 19 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 4,740 students).

The closest other public school is South Fork Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, South Fork Jr Sr High School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. South Fork Jr Sr High School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 134).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for South Fork Jr Sr High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.