Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.6% of the 5,688 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 21 schools in Marion County, Centralia High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 95 students.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
School name | % of Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Centralia High School | 10.9% | 868 |
Centralia Junior High School | 15.5% | 566 |
Jordan Elementary School | 18.1% | 226 |
Franklin Park Middle School | 5% | 584 |
Central City Elementary School | 8.8% | 295 |
Salem Community High School | 2.9% | 695 |
Sandoval Elementary School | 8% | 212 |
Hawthorn Elementary School | 4% | 375 |
Sandoval Senior High School | 9.6% | 114 |
Odin Attendance Center K-8 | 6.8% | 162 |
Selmaville Elementary School | 4.2% | 236 |
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School | 4.8% | 209 |
Sandoval Junior High School | 0% | 96 |
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School | 0% | 300 |
South Central Middle School | 0% | 142 |
Iuka Community Consolidated School | 0% | 245 |
Odin Attendance Center 9-12 | 0% | 70 |
Kell Grade School | 0% | 71 |
Patoka Elementary School | 0% | 111 |
Patoka Junior High School | 0% | 44 |
Patoka Senior High School | 0% | 67 |
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