Johnston City CUSD 1 School District

Po Box 147
Johnston City, IL 62951-0147
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 300 students in Johnston City CUSD 1 School District. 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 Johnston City CUSD 1 School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
4 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,066 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Johnston City CUSD 1 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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 82% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IL)
#726 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(22-23)
16%
27%
17%
30%
47%
50%
(22-23)
82%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.19
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
4%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
90%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,789 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,167 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (IL)
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,789
$22,423
Spending / Student
$15,167
$21,662

Best Johnston City CUSD 1 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Washington Middle School
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
100 E 12th St
Johnston City, IL 62951
(618) 983-7581
Grades: 5-8
| 300 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,066 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 10%
  • : 82% (Btm 50% in IL)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 16% (Btm 50%)
  • : 17% (Btm 50%)
  • : 47% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

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