📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: August 2026·Editorial standards
📍 Illinois · Jefferson County

School Districts in
Jefferson County, IL

4 public school districts serving 11 zip codes in Jefferson County. Average rating: 4/10. Ratings reflect state reading & math proficiency (EDFacts 2021–22 for most districts, 2017–18 fallback for the rest), percentile-ranked within Illinois.

Districts in Jefferson County4 districts, sorted by rating
DistrictCityRatingStudentsSchoolsGradesZip Codes
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1Scheller5/10  Average · 42nd pct3032PK–122
Woodlawn Unit District 209Woodlawn4/10  Below Average · 34th pct4912PK–121
Bluford Unit School District 318Bluford3/10  Below Average · 22nd pct3772PK–121
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Belle Rive3/10  Below Average · 22nd pct1,21019–127
Zip Codes in Jefferson County
62810 62816 62830 62846 62864 62872 62889 62814 62883 62894 62898

How Jefferson County compares

Together they enroll 2,381 students across 7 schools. The largest is Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with 1,210 students. Districts here average 3.8/10, below the Illinois average of 5.4/10. Ratings range from 3/10 to 5/10.

School Districts in Jefferson County, Illinois

Jefferson County has 4 public school districts covering 11 zip codes. The top-rated district in Jefferson County is Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 (5/10). Ratings are based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts), ranked against all districts in Illinois. Directory details come from NCES CCD 2024–25.

Enter your zip code on any page to confirm your exact district assignment — district boundaries are address-specific and may not follow county or city lines.