Enrollment
134
High
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH FORK SD 14·NCES 173664005069
South Fork Jr Sr High School
612 Dial Street, Kincaid, IL 62540 · (217) 237-4333 · Christian County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
71 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 8% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Fork SD 14. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.8pp since 2023
Math
3.6%
IL avg 37.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 3.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 6.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South Fork Jr Sr High School
South Fork Jr Sr High School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Jr Sr High School this school | 134 | 53.0% | 26.6% |
| Martinsville Jr- Sr High School Martinsville | 146 | 52.7% | 25.9% |
| Grayville Jr Sr High School Grayville | 145 | 53.8% | 42.0% |
| Okaw Valley High School Bethany | 162 | 51.9% | 35.2% |
| Hardin County High School Elizabethtown | 175 | 52.6% | 26.6% |
| Shiloh High School Hume | 115 | 50.4% | 29.8% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South Fork Jr Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #394 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.6% | #70 of 75 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #42 of 75 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #617 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #265 of 578 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
-10 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 134 | 10.6 | 12.7:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 10.1 | 13.5:1 | 46% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | 59% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 56% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 46% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 11 | 20.4:1 | 51% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Fork Jr Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (167 to 134); teachers down 25% (14 to 10.6).
About South Fork Jr Sr High School
South Fork Jr Sr High School is a very small high school with an address in Kincaid, Illinois. It teaches 134 students in grades 6 through 12. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 84% lower.
South Fork SD 14 operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 284 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at South Fork Jr Sr High School. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Christian County, where about 92% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.7:1 is based on 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. The figure for public schools in Christian County is close, at 50%.
South Fork Jr Sr High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Illinois public high schools.
South Fork Jr Sr High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.6%. Predicted: 40.9%. Difference: 14.3 points.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Christian County show that median household income comes to about $62,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 4,740 students.
South Fork Jr Sr High School is about 0.2 miles from South Fork Elementary School, its nearest public school. South Fork Jr Sr High School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. South Fork Jr Sr High School's average proficiency of 26.6% compares with 30.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
South Fork Jr Sr High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,538
Census ACS
Median income
$62,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,740 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Fork SD 14
- South Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 150 students
Nearby schools
- South Fork Elementary School0.2 mi · 150
- Edinburg Elementary School5.1 mi · 76
- Edinburg Jr High School5.1 mi · 62
- Edinburg High School5.1 mi · 74
- Taylorville Sr High School6.1 mi · 739
- Taylorville Jr High School6.7 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About South Fork Jr Sr High SchoolHow large is South Fork Jr Sr High School?
South Fork Jr Sr High School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does South Fork Jr Sr High School serve?
South Fork Jr Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Fork Jr Sr High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at South Fork Jr Sr High School.
How diverse is South Fork Jr Sr High School?
South Fork Jr Sr High School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees South Fork Jr Sr High School?
South Fork Jr Sr High School is overseen by South Fork SD 14 in Christian County.
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