North Egypt News

There were 561 Black students enrolled in Jefferson County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 10.5% of the 5,335 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 20 schools in Jefferson County County, Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 177 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	29.5	600
Mount Vernon High School	14.4	1,177
Zadok Casey Middle School	33.3	400
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	29.5	278
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	0	159
Spring Garden Elementary School	0	151
Spring Garden Middle School	0	85
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	0	349
Waltonville Grade School	0	228
Waltonville High School	0	83
Webber High School	0	123
Woodlawn Grade School	0	337
Woodlawn High School	0	172
Farrington Elementary School	0	49
Field Elementary School	0	274
Bethel Grade School	0	156
Bluford Grade School	0	261
McClellan Elementary School	0	65
Summersville Grade School	0	305
Grand Prairie Elementary School	0	83