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There were 170 Hispanic students enrolled in Jefferson County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 3.1% of the 5,461 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Jefferson County, Mount Vernon School District 80 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 80 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	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Mount Vernon School District 80	5.4%	1,483
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201	4.6%	1,205
Bethel School District 82	9.4%	138
Woodlawn Unit School District 209	2.2%	511
Summersville School District 79	3.9%	279