District Profile
The Paxton Consolidated School District #6 has a PK-5 elementary school and a combined 6-12 Middle and Senior High School. The Paxton School enrollment in 2021-2022 is 195 students in the PK-12 system. We are educating sixty-eight (68) students from outside our district through the Option Enrollment Program and eight (8) students from our district are using the Enrollment Option Program to option out.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT:
Our district enrollment varies due to large classes graduating, personal family decision to homeschool or attend another school district. Over the last five years we have maintained close to 200 students enrolled in our district.
GRADUATION RATE:
Our graduation rate was 95% (19 out of 20) for the 2021 school year.
We had ten males and nine females graduate in 2021. All of the students were white.
STUDENT RACE and ETHNICITY:
The population at Paxton School's is reported primarily as white. The Hispanic population remains fairly consistent at approximately 15% of the students.
FREE and REDUCED LUNCH:
In the last four years, free and reduced lunch participants have increased, but there has been a drop in the last year. Our district remains above the state rate.
Special Population
Special Education
Our Special Education population had an increase of students who are verified between the school years of 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. Up until the school year 2021-2022, our numbers remained below the state average.
HAL
Our students who are identify as High Ability Learners, remained consistent and was below the state average of students identified.
Teachers with Master's Degree:
The percent of teachers with master's degrees has remained consistent at approximately 25-30%. The disparity between the district average and state average has very slightly increased since 2017.
Average Years of Teaching
The district saw a steady increase in average years of teaching with a slight decline between 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Average Teacher Salary
The average teacher salary for Paxton Consolidated Schools is below the state average.