In Southern Illinois the majority of the crops harvested by migrant workers are fruits and vegetables such as apples, peaches, strawberries, nectarines, peppers, and tomatoes. 359 Families served during summer session Information About Students Migrant education primarily serves younger children. During the regular school term most migrant programs are resource programs. During the summer, programs have more traditional classes, with a student to teacher ratio of only 12.5. The tables below present the number and percent of students in each term, for instructional and support services.
Migrant education is primarily a summer program.
Some services are only provided during summer. All services are provided to greater numbers of students in the summer term than in the regular school term.