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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
-33 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.9:1
% White
94%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 Jr High School5.1 mi · 62
- Edinburg High School5.1 mi · 74
- Edinburg Elem School5.1 mi · 76
- 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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