North Egypt News

There were 4,208 white students enrolled in Jefferson County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 76.7% of the 5,488 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Jefferson County County, Mount Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 858 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Mount Vernon High School	73.7	1,164
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	93.4	366
Woodlawn Grade School	93.3	315
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	46.7	627
Bluford Grade School	97.3	261
Summersville Grade School	88.6	280
Field Elementary School	94.3	246
Zadok Casey Middle School	48.9	425
Waltonville Grade School	98	199
Woodlawn High School	94.9	177
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	53.3	255
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	94.3	140
Bethel Grade School	82.5	154
Spring Garden Elementary School	95.4	131
Dr. Andy Hall Early Education Center	47.8	247
Webber High School	98.2	113
Waltonville High School	97.8	93
Spring Garden Middle School	91.8	98
Grand Prairie Elementary School	90.9	88
McClellan Elementary School	98.2	57
Farrington Elementary School	96.2	52