South Central Reporter

There were 1,731 white students enrolled in Bond County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 88.8% of the 1,949 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the nine schools in Bond County County, Bond County Community Unit 2 High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 482 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bond County Community Unit 2 High School	89.8	537
Greenville Elementary School	83	488
Greenville Junior High School	88.2	272
Pocahontas Center	94.3	158
Mulberry Grove Elementary School	92.5	146
Sorento Elementary School	93.9	114
Mulberry Grove Senior High School	94.4	107
Mulberry Grove Junior High School	92.5	80
Bond County CUSD 2 Early Childhood Center	80.9	47