📍 PO Box 189, Kinderhook, Pike County, 62345
Western Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kinderhook, Pike County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lacy White. It is part of the Western CUSD 12 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Jr High School enrolls 160 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 154 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 160 students (59%) 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.
Western Jr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 100.
Western Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Western CUSD 12, based in Barry, Illinois. The district serves 512 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Western Jr High School is close to the district average of about 171 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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