Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

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Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Address
609 S. Lafayette St
Newton
, Jasper County, Illinois, 62448
United States
Coordinates 38°59′06″N88°09′47″W / 38.985°N 88.163°W / 38.985; -88.163 (District office) Coordinates: 38°59′06″N88°09′47″W / 38.985°N 88.163°W / 38.985; -88.163 (District office)
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentAndrew Johnson [1]
School boardJasper County CUSD #1 Board of Education
Chair of the boardJon Fulton [2]
SchoolsSainte Marie Elementary
Netwon Elementary
Jasper County Junior High
Newton Community High
NCES District ID 1720380 [3]
Students and staff
Students1387 [1]
Teachers68 [1]
Student–teacher ratio23.3:1 [4]
Other information
Website http://www.cusd1.jasper.k12.il.us

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district based in Jasper County's county seat of Newton, Illinois. It is the only school district in the county and the main educational body in Jasper County, although it serves portions of Effingham County and Cumberland County as well.

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The school district is composed of six schools in total; four elementary schools, one junior high school, and one high school. There is also a pre-kindergarten program run at the high school of the district should parents wish to enroll their children early. Willow Hill Elementary School, which is located in the village of its namesake, serves only kindergarteners; its proximity to the county seat and central position in the county allows its students to dawn from all parts of the county and still have access to the elementary school they will attend. [5]

Grove Elementary School is located in Island Grove, Illinois, the highest point of elevation in the county. Grove Elementary School educates students from kindergarten to grade six, and it runs a pre-kindergarten program as well. [6]

Ste. Marie Elementary School is located in the southern Jasper County village of Ste. Marie, and serves students in grades one through six. [7]

Newton Elementary School is located in the county seat of Newton, and serves most of west Jasper County's first through sixth graders under principal Travis Wyatt. [8]

The latter three elementary schools feed into Jasper County Junior High School and are taught in the facility during seventh and eighth grade before graduating into Newton Community High School. [9] Students in grades nine through twelve spend the last portion of their education at this school. [10] The district's mascot is the eagle. [11]

Junior high electives include classes in environmental conservation, building newspapers, economics, art, and fitness. Jasper County Junior High School also runs a chorus program directed by Jeffrey Finley and a large band program, directed by Jeffrey Finley and Brian Ridlen, involving over 50% of the junior high. [12]

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