South Central Reporter

The majority of students in Clinton County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,088 students attending Clinton County schools, 90.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.2% of Clinton County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Clinton County, representing 91% of the student body.

New Baden Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 81.5% white students, 10.3% Hispanic students, and 5.6% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.6% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Albers Elementary School	White	92%	174
Aviston Elementary School	White	97.1%	407
Bartelso Elementary School	White	97.8%	180
Beckemeyer Elementary School	White	86%	171
Breese Elementary School	White	89.4%	426
Carlyle Elementary School	White	91.4%	384
Carlyle High School	White	92.3%	300
Carlyle Junior High School	White	89%	309
Central Community High School	White	96.1%	616
Damiansville Elementary School	White	81.3%	91
Germantown Elementary School	White	94.9%	236
New Baden Elementary School	White	81.5%	233
North Wamac Grade School	White	85.8%	113
St. Rose Elementary School	White	93.5%	186
Trenton Elementary School	White	87.3%	252
Wesclin Middle School	White	85.9%	455
Wesclin Senior High School	White	87%	386
Willow Grove Elementary School	White	90.5%	169