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The highest-poverty public schools in Franklin County, Illinois

18 public schools in Franklin County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Zeigler-Royalton Elem School leads the list at 72.5%, against a median of 58.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Franklin County, Illinois

Top % FRL

72.5%

Median % FRL

58.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Zeigler-Royalton Elem School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	Elementary	258	72.5%
2	Benton Grade Sch K-4	Benton, IL	Benton CCSD 47	Elementary	571	67.3%
3	Sesser-Valier Jr High School	Sesser, IL	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	Middle	121	66.1%
4	Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	Middle	100	63.0%
5	Sesser-Valier Elem School	Sesser, IL	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	Elementary	252	61.5%
6	Benton Grade Sch 5-8	Benton, IL	Benton CCSD 47	Middle	429	61.1%
7	Christopher Elem School	Christopher, IL	Christopher USD 99	Elementary	510	60.6%
8	Frankfort Intermediate School	West Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CUSD 168	Elementary	447	60.4%
9	Christopher High	Christopher, IL	Christopher USD 99	High	206	59.2%
10	Zeigler-Royalton High School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	High	131	57.3%
11	Thompsonville Grade School	Thompsonville, IL	Thompsonville CUSD 174	Elementary	204	54.9%
12	Akin Comm Cons Elem School	Akin, IL	Akin CCSD 91	Elementary	124	54.8%
13	Central Jr High School	West Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CUSD 168	Middle	215	53.5%
14	Ewing-Northern Elem School	Ewing, IL	Ewing Northern CCSD 115	Elementary	231	51.9%
15	Benton Cons High School	Benton, IL	Benton Cons HSD 103	High	604	51.2%
16	Sesser-Valier High School	Sesser, IL	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	High	175	48.0%
17	Frankfort Comm High School	West Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CUSD 168	High	416	47.4%
18	Denning Elementary School	West Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CUSD 168	Elementary	439	46.9%

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