Central Jr High School

Regular School · West Frankfort, IL

Central Jr High School is a regular school school in West Frankfort, Illinois, serving grades 07–08 with 215 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

215

Teachers (FTE)

19.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	195	91%
Hispanic/Latino	9	4%
Two or more races	7	3%
Black or African American	4	2%
Total enrollment	215	122M / 93F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	4.0% -23.7pp	27.7%	220
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -8.7pp	32.7%	221

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

42.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	215	100%

Contact & Location

1600 E 9th St

West Frankfort, IL 62896

Phone: (618)937-2444

http://www.wfschools.org

District

Frankfort CUSD 168

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,427

District enrollment: 1,540

Other Schools in District

Denning Elementary School Elementary
Frankfort Intermediate School Elementary
Frankfort Comm High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 62896) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

174158004165

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD