📍 225 E Jackson St, Morton, Tazewell County, 61550
Morton Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Morton, Tazewell County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Carter. It is part of the Morton CUSD 709 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morton Jr High School enrolls 485 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 424 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 485 students (15%) 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.
Morton Jr High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 88.
Morton Jr High School is one of 7 schools in Morton CUSD 709, based in Morton, Illinois. The district serves 3,247 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Morton Jr High School is close to the district average of about 464 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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