Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
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This is an increase of 1.8% over the previous school year, when there were 5,241 students enrolled in the county.
Jefferson County had the 38th highest enrollment numbers in the state.
Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 77.5% of its student body.
Within Jefferson County, Mount Vernon High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,177 students.
In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.
Enrollment of Jefferson County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School | City | Enrollment |
---|---|---|
Bethel Grade School | Mount Vernon | 156 |
Bluford Grade School | Bluford | 261 |
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center | Mount Vernon | 600 |
Farrington Elementary School | Bluford | 49 |
Field Elementary School | Texico | 274 |
Grand Prairie Elementary School | Centralia | 83 |
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center | Mount Vernon | 278 |
McClellan Elementary School | Mount Vernon | 65 |
Mount Vernon High School | Mount Vernon | 1,177 |
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School | Opdyke | 159 |
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School | Dix | 349 |
Spring Garden Elementary School | Mount Vernon | 151 |
Spring Garden Middle School | Ina | 85 |
Summersville Grade School | Mount Vernon | 305 |
Waltonville Grade School | Waltonville | 228 |
Waltonville High School | Waltonville | 83 |
Webber High School | Bluford | 123 |
Woodlawn Grade School | Woodlawn | 337 |
Woodlawn High School | Woodlawn | 172 |
Zadok Casey Middle School | Mount Vernon | 400 |
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