North Egypt News

There were 111 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 2.1% of the 5,335 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 20 schools in Jefferson County County, Mount Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Mount Vernon High School	4.4	1,177
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	6.2	600
Bethel Grade School	7.1	156
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	4	278
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	0	159
Zadok Casey Middle School	0	400
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
Bluford Grade School	0	261
McClellan Elementary School	0	65
Summersville Grade School	0	305
Grand Prairie Elementary School	0	83