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Map shows need for studies on district reorganization in Southern Illinois
A historic map outlines 70 school districts across 9 counties with solid lines for high school and unit districts and broken lines for numerous grade schools. It lists unit high school districts including Red Bud Sparta Coulterville Chester Steeleville Trico Pinckneyville Tamaroa Du Quoin Benton Christopher Zeigler Royalton West Frankfort Thompsonville Elverado and notes a Southern Illinois situation requiring studies for reorganization.
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Oil
Red Bud
Sparta
Coulterville
Chester
Steeleville
Trico
Pinckneyville High
Tamaroa High
Consolidated
du Quoin
Benton High
Christopher High
Zeigler Royalton
West Frankfort
Thompsonville High
Elverado
Carterville
Marion
Crab Orchard
Shawnee
Alto Pass High
Cebder
Anna-Jonesboro High
Dongola
Goreville High
Vienna High
Century
Meridian
Randolph County
General Assembly
Ie du Rocher
Prairie du Rocher Catholic Church
Red Bud High School
Kaskaskia
Chester Unit High School