State/Public Middle Open

Dongola Jr High School

๐Ÿ“ PO Box 190, Dongola, Union County, 62926

53
Pupils
12.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dongola Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dongola, Union County. The school has 53 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ellie Rush. It is part of the Dongola USD 66 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Ellie Rush
School district
Dongola USD 66

Enrollment & staffing

Dongola Jr High School enrolls 53 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.

Male students
25 (47%)
Female students
28 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
4.3
Student-teacher ratio
12.2:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White and 1.9% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White5298%
Black or African American11.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

39 of the school's 53 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Dongola 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 59, state house district 118.

School district: Dongola USD 66

Dongola Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Dongola USD 66, based in Dongola, Illinois. The district serves 221 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 53 students, Dongola Jr High School is smaller than the district average of about 74 students per school.

221
District students
3
Schools
17
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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