Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that multiracial students made up 2.6% of the 5,293 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 19 schools in Clinton County, Schiller Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 33 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 |
---|---|---|
Schiller Elementary School | 13.4% | 247 |
Wesclin Middle School | 5.3% | 492 |
Carlyle Elementary School | 5% | 377 |
Willow Grove Elementary School | 8.8% | 148 |
New Baden Elementary School | 5.6% | 231 |
Carlyle Junior High School | 4.4% | 275 |
Central Community High School | 1.8% | 627 |
Wesclin Senior High School | 2.9% | 348 |
Carlyle High School | 0% | 274 |
St. Rose Elementary School | 0% | 179 |
Damiansville Elementary School | 0% | 100 |
Bartelso Elementary School | 0% | 184 |
Beckemeyer Elementary School | 0% | 175 |
Breese Elementary School | 0% | 418 |
North Wamac Grade School | 0% | 130 |
Trenton Elementary School | 0% | 236 |
Albers Elementary School | 0% | 161 |
Aviston Elementary School | 0% | 445 |
Germantown Elementary School | 0% | 246 |
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