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In 2021-22 school year, white students had highest representation in Cumberland County schools

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

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

Of the 1,471 students attending Cumberland County schools, 95.1% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.4% of Cumberland County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Cumberland County, representing 95.8% of the student body.

Cumberland Elementary School and Neoga Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Cumberland County, including multiracial and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.4% 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 Cumberland County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Cumberland Elementary SchoolWhite95.9%410
Cumberland High SchoolWhite95.5%287
Cumberland Middle SchoolWhite97.9%291
Neoga Elementary SchoolWhite90.8%206
Neoga Junior/Senior High SchoolWhite93.9%277

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