Taylorville Jr High School

Taylorville Jr High School, a reasonably sized middle school in Taylorville, Illinois, part of Taylorville CUSD 3, works with 614 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% bigger than the state mean of about 462.

Within Taylorville CUSD 3, which oversees 4 schools and 2,172 students, Taylorville Jr High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Taylorville Jr High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Taylorville Jr High School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Taylorville Jr High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at Taylorville Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Taylorville Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 50.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Christian County indicate median household income runs about $62,611, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Christian County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,740 students), of which Taylorville Jr High School is one.

The closest other public school is North Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Taylorville Jr High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Taylorville Jr High School has decreased 20%, going from 772 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.