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J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center

623 S 34th St

Tel: (618)244-8064

J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center serves 265 students in grades 4-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the IL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 51%.
J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center operates within the Mount Vernon 80 School District.

The student population of 265 students has declined by 11% over five years.
The teacher population of 18 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.59 is more than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Asian	1%	5%

Hispanic	3%	25%

Black	32%	17%

White	55%	49%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	9%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.59	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	84%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	2%

Mount Vernon 80 School District's student population of 1,630 students has decreased by 6% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,737 in this district is less than the state average of $16,005. The district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $14,116 is less than the state average of $14,988. The district spending/student has grown by 25% over four years.

School District Name	Mount Vernon 80 School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	1,630	753

District Total Revenue	$22 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$24 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,737	$16,005

District Spending / Student	$14,116	$14,988

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