Staunton Jr High School

Staunton Jr High School is a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Staunton, Illinois, overseen by Staunton CUSD 6. The school teaches 240 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 48% below typical.

Staunton Jr High School is one of 3 schools operated by Staunton CUSD 6, a district that works with 1,165 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Staunton Jr High School logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Macoupin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staunton Jr High School shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Macoupin County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Staunton Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 57.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Macoupin County) records that median household income runs about $70,805, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Staunton Jr High School is one of 28 public schools in Macoupin County (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students).

Nearest neighbor: Staunton High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Staunton Jr High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 240 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 28.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.