For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 249 students in Knoxville Community Unit School District 202. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 11% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
924 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#578 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
4%
30%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
92%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,363 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,035 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,363
$22,423
Spending / Student
$17,035
$21,662
Best Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Knoxville Jr High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
701 E Mill St
Knoxville, IL 61448
(309) 289-4126
Knoxville, IL 61448
(309) 289-4126
Gr: 5-8 | 249 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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