East Central Reporter

The majority of students in Clark County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,372 students attending Clark County schools, 94.7% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.1% of Clark County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Clark County, representing 94.9% of the student body.

South Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 93.5% white students and 4.3% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.2% when 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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School	White	95.5%	354
Marshall High School	White	93.8%	340
Marshall Junior High School	White	94.3%	176
Martinsville Elementary School	White	94.4%	214
Martinsville Junior-Senior High School	White	96.3%	134
Monroe Elementary School	White	95.7%	486
North Elementary School	White	94.4%	391
South Elementary School	White	93.5%	277