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Buncombe Cons School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

164 Main, Buncombe, IL 62912 · (618) 658-8830 · Part of Buncombe Consolidated School District 43

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Directions
Students
51
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Buncombe Cons School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Buncombe kids: Vienna High School

On the path

Where Buncombe kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Buncombe Cons SchoolYou are here
9–12Vienna High Schoolin Vienna

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

164 Main, Buncombe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten5
Grade 12
Grade 24
Grade 34
Grade 49
Grade 56
Grade 65
Grade 710
Grade 86
Enrollment over time
56’20
57’21
62’22
58’23
51’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 2%Black 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buncombe Cons School from Buncombe families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Buncombe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.