South Central Reporter

The majority of students in Clinton County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,364 students attending Clinton County schools, 88.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4% of Clinton County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Clinton County, representing 89.1% of the student body.

Schiller Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 56.1% white students, 23.3% African American students, and 17.6% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.3% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Albers Elementary School	White	92.3%	169
Aviston Elementary School	White	98.1%	429
Bartelso Elementary School	White	99.4%	181
Beckemeyer Elementary School	White	84.9%	185
Breese Elementary School	White	89.7%	417
Carlyle Elementary School	White	90.9%	395
Carlyle High School	White	92.9%	280
Carlyle Junior High School	White	87.8%	296
Central Community High School	White	95.6%	617
Damiansville Elementary School	White	85.7%	98
Germantown Elementary School	White	93.7%	237
New Baden Elementary School	White	82.7%	248
North Wamac Grade School	White	83.2%	131
Schiller Elementary School	White	56.1%	262
St. Rose Elementary School	White	94.2%	171
Trenton Elementary School	White	83.8%	247
Wesclin Middle School	White	85.8%	473
Wesclin Senior High School	White	86.4%	369
Willow Grove Elementary School	White	86.8%	159