Cory Caughlan - Principal | https://twitter.com/mrC_MVHS/status/1662891666506907648/photo/1
Cory Caughlan - Principal | https://twitter.com/mrC_MVHS/status/1662891666506907648/photo/1
Data showed that multiracial students made up 7% of the 5,204 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 20 schools in Jefferson County, Mount Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 107 students.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
School name | % of Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Mount Vernon High School | 8.9% | 1,205 |
Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center | 16.8% | 567 |
Zadok Casey Middle School | 12.7% | 379 |
J.L. Buford Intermediate Education Center | 17.1% | 280 |
Woodlawn Grade School | 5% | 339 |
Summersville Grade School | 6.1% | 279 |
Rome Community Consolidated Elementary School | 4.8% | 332 |
Field Elementary School | 5% | 279 |
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School | 0% | 145 |
Spring Garden Elementary School | 0% | 133 |
Spring Garden Middle School | 0% | 85 |
Waltonville Grade School | 0% | 220 |
Waltonville High School | 0% | 96 |
Webber High School | 0% | 127 |
Woodlawn High School | 0% | 172 |
Farrington Elementary School | 0% | 50 |
Bethel Grade School | 0% | 138 |
Bluford Grade School | 0% | 247 |
McClellan Elementary School | 0% | 43 |
Grand Prairie Elementary School | 0% | 88 |
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