Teutopolis Junior High School

Teutopolis Junior High School is a junior high of rural-scale scale in Teutopolis, Illinois, one of the schools within Teutopolis CUSD 50, works with 166 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 3 schools in Teutopolis CUSD 50 (1,125 students total), Teutopolis Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Teutopolis Junior High School reports that nearly all students (98%) are White. Compared to Effingham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Teutopolis Junior High School lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Teutopolis Junior High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Effingham County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Teutopolis Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.2%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +8.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Effingham County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,404, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Teutopolis Junior High School is one of 18 public schools in Effingham County (combined enrollment of about 5,063 students).

Teutopolis High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Teutopolis Junior High School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Teutopolis Junior High School has grew 13%, going from 147 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.