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There were 4,170 white students enrolled in Jefferson County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 76.4% of the 5,461 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Jefferson County, Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 861 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201	71.5%	1,205
Mount Vernon School District 80	49.3%	1,483
Woodlawn Unit School District 209	92.6%	511
Bluford Unit School District 318	96%	374
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1	96.8%	316
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2	91.6%	332
Field Community Consolidated School District 3	93.2%	279
Summersville School District 79	88.9%	279
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178	94%	218
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5	94.5%	145
Bethel School District 82	84.8%	138
Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6	93.2%	88
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99	92%	50
McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12	95.3%	43