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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Franklin County, Illinois

9 public elementary schools in Franklin County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary 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 60.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Franklin County, Illinois

Top % FRL

72.5%

Median % FRL

60.4%

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 Elem School	Sesser, IL	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	Elementary	252	61.5%
4	Christopher Elem School	Christopher, IL	Christopher USD 99	Elementary	510	60.6%
5	Frankfort Intermediate School	West Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CUSD 168	Elementary	447	60.4%
6	Thompsonville Grade School	Thompsonville, IL	Thompsonville CUSD 174	Elementary	204	54.9%
7	Akin Comm Cons Elem School	Akin, IL	Akin CCSD 91	Elementary	124	54.8%
8	Ewing-Northern Elem School	Ewing, IL	Ewing Northern CCSD 115	Elementary	231	51.9%
9	Denning Elementary School	West Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CUSD 168	Elementary	439	46.9%

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