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Dirksen Junior High School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 670 | 617 | 619 | 582 | 531 | 537 | 529 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 232 | 34.6% | 200 | 32.4% | 220 | 35.5% | 189 | 32.5% | 197 | 37.1% | 168 | 31.3% | 174 | 32.9% |
| Grade 7: | 203 | 30.3% | 224 | 36.3% | 185 | 29.9% | 208 | 35.7% | 165 | 31.1% | 188 | 35.0% | 186 | 35.2% |
| Grade 8: | 235 | 35.1% | 193 | 31.3% | 214 | 34.6% | 185 | 31.8% | 169 | 31.8% | 181 | 33.7% | 169 | 31.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 346 | 51.6% | 330 | 53.5% | 335 | 54.1% | 311 | 53.4% | 262 | 49.3% | 234 | 43.6% | 236 | 44.6% |
| Female: | 324 | 48.4% | 287 | 46.5% | 284 | 45.9% | 271 | 46.6% | 218 | 41.1% | 247 | 46.0% | 244 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 283 | 42.2% | 244 | 39.5% | 222 | 35.9% | 212 | 36.4% | 174 | 32.8% | 187 | 34.8% | 188 | 35.5% |
| Black: | 218 | 32.5% | 214 | 34.7% | 216 | 34.9% | 195 | 33.5% | 180 | 33.9% | 170 | 31.7% | 158 | 29.9% |
| White: | 133 | 19.9% | 125 | 20.3% | 134 | 21.6% | 122 | 21.0% | 129 | 24.3% | 127 | 23.6% | 134 | 25.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.2% | 24 | 3.9% | 37 | 6.0% | 46 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 665 | 99.3% | 428 | 69.4% | 198 | 32.0% | 392 | 67.4% | 346 | 65.2% | 247 | 46.0% | 290 | 54.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 5.3% | 258 | 41.7% | 51 | 8.8% | 64 | 12.1% | 69 | 12.8% | 64 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.74 | 13.78 | 15.10 | 14.92 | 13.62 | 13.80 | 17.60 | |||||||
* Dirksen Junior High School, Students and Teachers was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.