Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that Asian students made up 0.5% of the 5,461 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the 14 districts in Jefferson County, Mount Vernon School District 80 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 25 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jefferson County.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
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.
District | Asian Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
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Mount Vernon School District 80 | 1.7% | 1,483 |
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