South Central Reporter

There were 1,654 white students enrolled in Bond County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 89.2% of the 1,855 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the seven schools in Bond County County, Greenville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 446 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
Greenville Elementary School	85.3	523
Bond County Community Unit 2 High School	89.7	485
Greenville Junior High School	86.7	294
Pocahontas Center	93.8	211
Mulberry Grove Elementary School	93.8	162
Mulberry Grove Senior High School	93.3	105
Mulberry Grove Junior High School	93.3	75