📍 PO Box 129, Orion, Henry County, 61273
Orion Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Orion, Henry County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chad Bahnks. It is part of the Orion CUSD 223 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orion Middle School enrolls 223 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
22 of the school's 223 students (9.9%) 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.
Orion Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 74.
Orion Middle School is one of 3 schools in Orion CUSD 223, based in Orion, Illinois. The district serves 963 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, Orion Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 321 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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