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Jefferson County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Jefferson County schools welcomed 5,488 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.2% from the previous school year.

Jefferson County had the 38th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50.3% boys, and 49.7% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 76.7% of its student body.

Within Jefferson County, Mount Vernon High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,164 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in Jefferson County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Jefferson County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Bethel Grade SchoolMount Vernon154
Bluford Grade SchoolBluford261
Dr. Andy Hall Early Education CenterMount Vernon247
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary CenterMount Vernon627
Farrington Elementary SchoolBluford52
Field Elementary SchoolTexico246
Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolCentralia88
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education CenterMount Vernon255
McClellan Elementary SchoolMount Vernon57
Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon1,164
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SchoolOpdyke140
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary SchoolDix366
Spring Garden Elementary SchoolMount Vernon131
Spring Garden Middle SchoolIna98
Summersville Grade SchoolMount Vernon280
Waltonville Grade SchoolWaltonville199
Waltonville High SchoolWaltonville93
Webber High SchoolBluford113
Woodlawn Grade SchoolWoodlawn315
Woodlawn High SchoolWoodlawn177
Zadok Casey Middle SchoolMount Vernon425