South Central Reporter

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

Of the 2,940 students attending Shelby County schools, 96% were white.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Shelby County, representing 96.2% of the student body.

During the 2021-22 school year, all schools in Shelby County had a predominantly single-race student body, consisting of white students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.1% 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
Bond Primary School	White	96.2%	133
Central A&M High School	White	96.9%	223
Central A&M Middle School	White	95.2%	146
Cowden-Herrick Grade School	White	97.1%	139
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School	White	98.1%	159
Gregory Intermediate School	White	96.3%	188
Main Street Elementary School	White	94.6%	349
Moulton Elementary School	White	94.7%	415
Shelbyville High School	White	97.2%	351
Shelbyville Kindergarten Center	White	97.9%	97
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	White	96.1%	279
Stewardson-Strasburg High School	White	98.4%	122
Windsor Elementary School	White	95.2%	207
Windsor Junior and Senior High School	White	93.9%	132