There were 10 multiracial students enrolled in Shelby County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 16.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that multiracial students made up 0.3% of the 2,866 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 13 schools in Shelby County, Main Street Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 10 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 Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Main Street Elementary School | 2.7% | 369 |
| Central A&M High School | 0% | 206 |
| Cowden-Herrick Grade School | 0% | 173 |
| Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School | 0% | 165 |
| Shelbyville High School | 0% | 341 |
| Shelbyville Kindergarten Center | 0% | 78 |
| Windsor Elementary School | 0% | 225 |
| Windsor Junior and Senior High School | 0% | 119 |
| Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School | 0% | 287 |
| Stewardson-Strasburg High School | 0% | 140 |
| Okaw Valley Middle School | 0% | 118 |
| Moulton Elementary School | 0% | 451 |
| Gregory Intermediate School | 0% | 194 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
