North Egypt News

There were 601 Black students enrolled in Jefferson County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 11% of the 5,488 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Jefferson County County, Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 175 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	27.9	627
Mount Vernon High School	12	1,164
Zadok Casey Middle School	32.7	425
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	28.6	255
Dr. Andy Hall Early Education Center	25.9	247
Summersville Grade School	3.6	280
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	0	140
Spring Garden Elementary School	0	131
Spring Garden Middle School	0	98
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	0	366
Waltonville Grade School	0	199
Waltonville High School	0	93
Webber High School	0	113
Woodlawn Grade School	0	315
Woodlawn High School	0	177
Farrington Elementary School	0	52
Field Elementary School	0	246
Bethel Grade School	0	154
Bluford Grade School	0	261
McClellan Elementary School	0	57
Grand Prairie Elementary School	0	88