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2021-22 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Shelby County schools?

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Windsor Junior and Senior High School Principal Mr. Bart Wiedman (2023) | Windsor Junior and Senior High School

Windsor Junior and Senior High School Principal Mr. Bart Wiedman (2023) | Windsor Junior and Senior High School

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

Of the 2,940 students attending Shelby County schools, 96% were white.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Shelby County, representing 96.2% of the student body.

During the 2021-22 school year, all schools in Shelby County had a predominantly single-race student body, consisting of white students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.1% 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.

Students' Ethnicity in Shelby County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Bond Primary SchoolWhite96.2%133
Central A&M High SchoolWhite96.9%223
Central A&M Middle SchoolWhite95.2%146
Cowden-Herrick Grade SchoolWhite97.1%139
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High SchoolWhite98.1%159
Gregory Intermediate SchoolWhite96.3%188
Main Street Elementary SchoolWhite94.6%349
Moulton Elementary SchoolWhite94.7%415
Shelbyville High SchoolWhite97.2%351
Shelbyville Kindergarten CenterWhite97.9%97
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary SchoolWhite96.1%279
Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolWhite98.4%122
Windsor Elementary SchoolWhite95.2%207
Windsor Junior and Senior High SchoolWhite93.9%132

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