East Central Reporter

There were 2,247 white students enrolled in Clark County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.7% of the 2,372 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the eight schools in Clark County County, Monroe Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 465 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Monroe Elementary School	95.7	486
North Elementary School	94.4	391
Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School	95.5	354
Marshall High School	93.8	340
South Elementary School	93.5	277
Martinsville Elementary School	94.4	214
Marshall Junior High School	94.3	176
Martinsville Junior-Senior High School	96.3	134