South Central Reporter

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

Of the 2,590 students attending Fayette County schools, 95% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.1% of Fayette County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Fayette County, representing 94.8% of the student body.

Vandalia Elementary School and Vandalia Junior High School had the most diverse student body in Fayette County, including multiracial and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.3% 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
Brownstown Elementary School	White	97.1%	245
Brownstown High School	White	97.8%	89
Brownstown Junior High School	White	94.6%	56
Ramsey Elementary School	White	94.6%	204
Ramsey High School	White	98.1%	209
St. Elmo Elementary School	White	97.8%	229
St. Elmo Junior High School	White	93%	57
St. Elmo Senior High School	White	97.6%	123
Vandalia Community High School	White	95.3%	365
Vandalia Elementary School	White	93%	499
Vandalia Junior High School	White	92.6%	514