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The highest-poverty public schools in Jefferson County, Illinois

Across Jefferson County, Illinois, 16 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center leads the list at 91.6%, against a median of 53.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Illinois

Top % FRL

91.6%

Median % FRL

53.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Elementary	562	91.6%
2	J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Elementary	260	85.0%
3	Zadok Casey Middle School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Middle	380	83.9%
4	Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Elementary	243	81.5%
5	Bethel Grade School	Mount Vernon, IL	Bethel SD 82	Elementary	154	76.6%
6	Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch	Opdyke, IL	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	Elementary	122	69.7%
7	Spring Garden Elementary School	Mount Vernon, IL	Spring Garden CCSD 178	Elementary	124	65.3%
8	Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201	High	1,233	56.4%
9	Waltonville Grade School	Waltonville, IL	Waltonville CUSD 1	Elementary	212	51.4%
10	Rome Comm Cons Elem School	Dix, IL	Rome CCSD 2	Elementary	286	47.2%
11	Woodlawn Grade School	Woodlawn, IL	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	Elementary	322	43.2%
12	Bluford Grade School	Bluford, IL	Bluford Unit School District 318	Elementary	236	39.4%
13	Summersville Grade School	Mount Vernon, IL	Summersville SD 79	Elementary	283	38.2%
14	Field Elementary School	Texico, IL	Field CCSD 3	Elementary	233	36.5%
15	Woodlawn High School	Woodlawn, IL	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	High	174	36.2%
16	Webber High School	Bluford, IL	Bluford Unit School District 318	High	134	34.3%

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