Cairo Unified School District 1

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Cairo Unified School District 1 is a unified school district located in the southern Illinois' Alexander County, and more specifically in the county seat of Alexander County, Cairo, Illinois; its location in the southernmost city in Illinois implies that it is also the southernmost school district in the state. It is composed of three schools: Emerson Elementary School, which supports grades PK-2; Bennett Elementary School, which educates third graders to sixth graders; and Cairo Junior and Senior High School, which encompasses grades 7-12. [1] According to statistics, Cairo Junior/Senior High School is one of the worst in the state, [2] and according to the Chicago Sun-Times, more poverty-stricken children attend this district than any other district in the state of Illinois.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ GreatSchools.net results on Cairo Unified School District 1, retrieved 2008-5-6
  2. ^ SchoolDigger.com Bottom Ten Illinois High Schools, retrieved 2008-5-6
  3. ^ "If you're poor, you have to work harder... nothing is fair" Chicago Sun Times, January 10, 2008
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