South Central Reporter

There were 4,866 white students enrolled in Marion County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 84.8% of the 5,739 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Marion County County, Salem Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 681 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
Salem Community High School	95.2	715
Centralia High School	72.3	831
Franklin Park Middle School	91.1	526
Centralia Junior High School	61.8	591
Hawthorn Elementary School	88.9	395
Central City Elementary School	85.8	338
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School	99	286
Selmaville Elementary School	91.9	246
Iuka Community Consolidated School	93.2	236
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School	92	238
Sandoval Elementary School	86.8	204
Odin Attendance Center K-8	91.2	181
South Central Middle School	99.3	142
Jordan Elementary School	57.7	220
Patoka Elementary School	98.2	112
Sandoval Senior High School	87	115
Sandoval Junior High School	89.8	98
Patoka Senior High School	100	69
Kell Grade School	82.3	79
Odin Attendance Center 9-12	88.6	70
Patoka Junior High School	100	47