📍 1104 W Jourdan St, Newton, Jasper County, 62448
Jasper Co Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newton, Jasper County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jordan Leihser. It is part of the Jasper County CUD 1 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jasper Co Jr High enrolls 192 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 192 students (37%) 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.
Jasper Co Jr High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 55, state house district 109.
Jasper Co Jr High is one of 4 schools in Jasper County CUD 1, based in Newton, Illinois. The district serves 1,197 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Jasper Co Jr High is smaller than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote