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The majority of students in Jefferson County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,488 students attending Jefferson County schools, 76.7% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 11% of Jefferson County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Jefferson County, representing 77.3% of the student body.

Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center and Mount Vernon High School had the most diverse student body in Jefferson County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Bethel Grade School	White	82.5%	154
Bluford Grade School	White	97.3%	261
Dr. Andy Hall Early Education Center	White	47.8%	247
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	White	46.7%	627
Farrington Elementary School	White	96.2%	52
Field Elementary School	White	94.3%	246
Grand Prairie Elementary School	White	90.9%	88
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	White	53.3%	255
McClellan Elementary School	White	98.2%	57
Mount Vernon High School	White	73.7%	1,164
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	White	94.3%	140
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	White	93.4%	366
Spring Garden Elementary School	White	95.4%	131
Spring Garden Middle School	White	91.8%	98
Summersville Grade School	White	88.6%	280
Waltonville Grade School	White	98%	199
Waltonville High School	White	97.8%	93
Webber High School	White	98.2%	113
Woodlawn Grade School	White	93.3%	315
Woodlawn High School	White	94.9%	177
Zadok Casey Middle School	White	48.9%	425