📍 203 S Midland Ave, Joliet, Will County, 60436
Dirksen Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rolland Jasper. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dirksen Junior High School enrolls 573 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 8.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 25% |
| White | 51 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
555 of the school's 573 students (97%) 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.
Dirksen Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 43, state house district 86.
Dirksen Junior High School is one of 22 schools in Joliet PSD 86, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 9,333 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, Dirksen Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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