South Central Reporter

There were 213 Hispanic students enrolled in Clinton County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 4% of the 5,364 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Clinton County County, Breese Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 36 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Breese Elementary School	8.6	417
Wesclin Middle School	7.4	473
Wesclin Senior High School	8.4	369
Trenton Elementary School	9.7	247
Beckemeyer Elementary School	12.4	185
New Baden Elementary School	8.1	248
Central Community High School	3.1	617
Damiansville Elementary School	13.3	98
Germantown Elementary School	5.1	237
Carlyle Elementary School	0	395
Carlyle High School	0	280
Carlyle Junior High School	0	296
Schiller Elementary School	0	262
St. Rose Elementary School	0	171
Willow Grove Elementary School	0	159
Bartelso Elementary School	0	181
North Wamac Grade School	0	131
Albers Elementary School	0	169
Aviston Elementary School	0	429