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Crawford County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

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

Of the 2,744 students attending Crawford County schools, 93.1% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.4% of Crawford County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Crawford County, representing 93.3% of the student body.

Nuttall Middle School, Robinson High School, and Washington Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Crawford County, including Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

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

Ethnicities in Crawford County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [93.1%]Ethnicities <5% [4.3%]
Students' Ethnicity in Crawford County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High SchoolWhite94.3%211
Hutsonville High SchoolWhite91.3%103
Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhite93.7%347
Nuttall Middle SchoolWhite91.5%341
Oblong Elementary SchoolWhite98.7%395
Oblong High SchoolWhite92.3%183
Palestine Grade SchoolWhite96.8%219
Palestine High SchoolWhite98.8%85
Robinson High SchoolWhite91.3%462
Washington Elementary SchoolWhite87.2%398

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