📍 200 N McKinley St, Galatia, Saline County, 62935
Galatia Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Galatia, Saline County. The school has 89 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Launius. It is part of the Galatia CUSD 1 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Galatia Jr High enrolls 89 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.4% Black or African American and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 81 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
41 of the school's 89 students (46%) 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.
Galatia Jr High 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.
Galatia Jr High is one of 4 schools in Galatia CUSD 1, based in Galatia, Illinois. The district serves 382 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 89 students, Galatia Jr High is close to the district average of about 96 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant