📍 501 Hanft St, New Athens, St. Clair County, 62264
New Athens Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Athens, St. Clair County. The school has 109 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Kennedy. It is part of the New Athens CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Athens Jr High enrolls 109 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 105 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 109 students (40%) 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.
New Athens 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 58, state house district 116.
New Athens Jr High is one of 3 schools in New Athens CUSD 60, based in New Athens, Illinois. The district serves 488 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 109 students, New Athens Jr High is smaller than the district average of about 163 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant