North Egypt News

There were 4,135 white students enrolled in Jefferson County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 77.5% of the 5,335 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 20 schools in Jefferson County County, Mount Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 837 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	71.1	1,177
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School	93.1	349
Woodlawn Grade School	93.2	337
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center	46.3	600
Summersville Grade School	90.2	305
Field Elementary School	93.8	274
Bluford Grade School	96.9	261
Waltonville Grade School	95.6	228
Zadok Casey Middle School	49.5	400
Woodlawn High School	92.4	172
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	95	159
Spring Garden Elementary School	95.4	151
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center	48.9	278
Bethel Grade School	83.3	156
Webber High School	96.7	123
Waltonville High School	96.4	83
Spring Garden Middle School	92.9	85
Grand Prairie Elementary School	88	83
McClellan Elementary School	96.9	65
Farrington Elementary School	93.9	49