📍 1600 E 9th St, West Frankfort, Franklin County, 62896
Central Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Frankfort, Franklin County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tara Sullivan. It is part of the Frankfort CUSD 168 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Jr High School enrolls 219 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.1% Two or more races and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 219 students (54%) 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.
Central Jr High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 59, state house district 117.
Central Jr High School is one of 4 schools in Frankfort CUSD 168, based in West Frankfort, Illinois. The district serves 1,517 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, Central Jr High School is smaller than the district average of about 379 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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