There were 1,792 white students enrolled in Richland County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 90.7% of the 1,976 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the three schools in Richland County, Richland County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 796 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Richland County Elementary School | 89.8% | 886 |
| Richland County High School | 91.4% | 660 |
| Richland County Middle School | 91.4% | 430 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
