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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Franklin County, Illinois

Across Franklin County, Illinois, 6 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Benton Grade Sch K-4 leads the list at 8, against a median of 5 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
6
Franklin County, Illinois
Top Black students
8
Median Black students
5
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Benton Grade Sch K-4Benton, ILBenton CCSD 475711.4%8
2Christopher Elem SchoolChristopher, ILChristopher USD 995101.2%6
3Zeigler-Royalton Elem SchoolMulkeytown, ILZeigler-Royalton CUSD 1882581.9%5
4Denning Elementary SchoolWest Frankfort, ILFrankfort CUSD 1684390.9%4
5Frankfort Intermediate SchoolWest Frankfort, ILFrankfort CUSD 1684470.9%4
6Sesser-Valier Elem SchoolSesser, ILSesser-Valier CUSD 1962520.4%1
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