The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Jefferson County, Illinois
16 public schools in Jefferson County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr leads the list at 31.7%, against a median of 1.1% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr | Mount Vernon, IL | 31.7%(77) |
| 2 | Zadok Casey Middle School | Mount Vernon, IL | 30.8%(117) |
| 3 | Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center | Mount Vernon, IL | 26.5%(149) |
| 4 | J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr | Mount Vernon, IL | 26.1%(68) |
| 5 | Mount Vernon High School | Mount Vernon, IL | 15.9%(196) |
| 6 | Bethel Grade School | Mount Vernon, IL | 2.6%(4) |
| 7 | Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch | Opdyke, IL | 1.6%(2) |
| 8 | Woodlawn Grade School | Woodlawn, IL | 1.2%(4) |
| 9 | Summersville Grade School | Mount Vernon, IL | 1.1%(3) |
| 10 | Spring Garden Elementary School | Mount Vernon, IL | 0.8%(1) |
| 11 | Webber High School | Bluford, IL | 0.8%(1) |
| 12 | Woodlawn High School | Woodlawn, IL | 0.6%(1) |
| 13 | Field Elementary School | Texico, IL | 0.4%(1) |
| 14 | Bluford Grade School | Bluford, IL | 0.4%(1) |
| 15 | Rome Comm Cons Elem School | Dix, IL | 0.3%(1) |
| 16 | Waltonville Grade School | Waltonville, IL | 0.0%(0) |
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