📍 800 N Wood St, Forrest, Livingston County, 61741
Prairie Central Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Forrest, Livingston County. The school has 228 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Bachtold. It is part of the Prairie Central CUSD 8 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Central Jr High School enrolls 228 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 193 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 228 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Central Jr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 53, state house district 105.
Prairie Central Jr High School is one of 6 schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8, based in Fairbury, Illinois. The district serves 1,712 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 228 students, Prairie Central Jr High School is smaller than the district average of about 285 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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