Bethel School District 82 Principal Mr. Charley Cass (2023) | Bethel School District 82
Bethel School District 82 Principal Mr. Charley Cass (2023) | Bethel School District 82
Of the 5,488 students attending Jefferson County district schools, 76.7% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 11% of Jefferson County's districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Jefferson County districts, representing 77.3% of the student body.
Mount Vernon School District 80 and Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 had the most diverse student body in the Jefferson County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jefferson County.
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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel School District 82 | White | 82.5% | 154 |
| Bluford Unit School District 318 | White | 97.6% | 374 |
| Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99 | White | 96.2% | 52 |
| Field Community Consolidated School District 3 | White | 94.3% | 246 |
| Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6 | White | 90.9% | 88 |
| McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 | White | 98.2% | 57 |
| Mount Vernon School District 80 | White | 48.6% | 1,554 |
| Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 | White | 73.7% | 1,164 |
| Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 | White | 94.3% | 140 |
| Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 | White | 93.4% | 366 |
| Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 | White | 93.9% | 229 |
| Summersville School District 79 | White | 88.6% | 280 |
| Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 | White | 97.9% | 292 |
| Woodlawn Unit School District 209 | White | 93.9% | 492 |
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