South Central Reporter

There were 47 Black students enrolled in Clinton County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 0.9% of the 5,348 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Clinton County County, Schiller Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 47 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Schiller Elementary School	18.1	260
Carlyle Elementary School	0	384
Carlyle High School	0	300
Carlyle Junior High School	0	309
Central Community High School	0	616
St. Rose Elementary School	0	186
Damiansville Elementary School	0	91
Wesclin Middle School	0	455
Wesclin Senior High School	0	386
Willow Grove Elementary School	0	169
Bartelso Elementary School	0	180
Beckemeyer Elementary School	0	171
Breese Elementary School	0	426
New Baden Elementary School	0	233
North Wamac Grade School	0	113
Trenton Elementary School	0	252
Albers Elementary School	0	174
Aviston Elementary School	0	407
Germantown Elementary School	0	236