📍 400 E Wabash Ave, Rantoul, Champaign County, 61866
J W Eater Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rantoul, Champaign County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Jacobs. It is part of the Rantoul City SD 137 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J W Eater Jr High School enrolls 516 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 154 | 30% |
| White | 127 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 13% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 516 students (91%) 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.
J W Eater Jr High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 52, state house district 104.
J W Eater Jr High School is one of 5 schools in Rantoul City SD 137, based in Rantoul, Illinois. The district serves 1,656 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, J W Eater Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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