Cairo Unified School District 1
- Cairo Unified School District 1
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. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/schools.page?district=296&state=IL GreatSchools.net results on Cairo Unified School District 1] , retrieved 2008-5-6] According to statistics, Cairo Junior/Senior High School is one of the worst in the state, [ [http://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=bottom10&level=3 SchoolDigger.com Bottom Ten Illinois High Schools] , retrieved 2008-5-6] and according to the Chicago Sun-Times, more poverty-stricken children attend this district than any other district in the state of Illinois. [" [http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/734613,CST-NWS-poorskul10.article If you're poor, you have to work harder... nothing is fair] " "Chicago Sun Times", January 10, 2008]
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