East Central Reporter

There were 2,554 white students enrolled in Crawford County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.1% of the 2,744 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 10 schools in Crawford County County, Robinson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 422 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
Robinson High School	91.3	462
Oblong Elementary School	98.7	395
Washington Elementary School	87.2	398
Lincoln Elementary School	93.7	347
Nuttall Middle School	91.5	341
Palestine Grade School	96.8	219
Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High School	94.3	211
Oblong High School	92.3	183
Hutsonville High School	91.3	103
Palestine High School	98.8	85