South Central Reporter

There were 3,595 white students enrolled in Montgomery County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.3% of the 3,855 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Montgomery County County, Beckemeyer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 594 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
Beckemeyer Elementary School	92	646
Hillsboro High School	94	467
Litchfield Senior High School	89.7	378
Hillsboro Junior High School	93.9	328
Nokomis Junior/Senior High School	94.8	305
North Elementary School	95.8	287
Litchfield Middle School	93.8	274
J.D. Colt Elementary School	92.2	179
Russell Elementary School	91.4	162
Madison Park Elementary School	95.9	146
Lincolnwood High School	92.2	129
Raymond Grade School	93.7	127
Litchfield Prekindergarten	99.2	118
Coffeen Early Childhood Center	91.8	122
Lincolnwood Junior High School	93.7	95
Farmersville Elementary School	92.4	92