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Tri-City Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

324 W Charles St, Buffalo, IL 62515 · (217) 364-4530 · Part of Tri-City Community Unit School District 1

Mechanicsburg Township’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Tri-City Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mechanicsburg Township kids: Tri-City High School

On the path

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

PK–5Tri-City Elem Schoolin Buffalo
6–8Tri-City Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Tri-City High Schoolin Buffalo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

324 W Charles St, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 644
Grade 750
Grade 843
Enrollment over time
124’20
122’21
113’22
127’23
137’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tri-City Jr High School from Mechanicsburg Township families.

Other schools in Tri-City Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Tri-City Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buffalo
B−
273 students12:1
Tri-City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buffalo
B−
154 students13:1

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; Mechanicsburg Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.