North Egypt News

Mount Vernon School District 80 had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County districts, welcoming 1,483 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of them were girls, and 49.4% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Mount Vernon School District 80 students was white, comprising 49.3% of the student population.

Among the 14 districts in Jefferson County, Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,205 students, while Woodlawn Unit School District 209 welcomed 511 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Mount Vernon School District 80 roughly covers schools within Jefferson County with its main office in Mount Vernon.

In the previous school year, Mount Vernon School District 80 also had the highest number of students among Jefferson County districts.

Illinois has approved a new budget for 2025 that increases funds for K-12 education to $8.6 billion, $350 million above 2024.

Lawmakers also approved a new bill that creates a statewide child tax credit, which allows families to receive $300 per child under 17 years. This comes after a similar aid was granted from the federal government, as part of the American Rescue Plan.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Mount Vernon School District 80	Mount Vernon	1,483
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201	Mount Vernon	1,205
Woodlawn Unit School District 209	Woodlawn	511
Bluford Unit School District 318	Bluford	374
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2	Dix	332
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1	Waltonville	316
Field Community Consolidated School District 3	Texico	279
Summersville School District 79	Mount Vernon	279
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178	Mount Vernon	218
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5	Opdyke	145
Bethel School District 82	Mount Vernon	138
Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6	Centralia	88
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99	Bluford	50
McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12	Mount Vernon	43