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Cumberland County County Education: 1,399 white students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

There were 1,399 white students enrolled in Cumberland County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 95.1% of the 1,471 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the five schools in Cumberland County County, Cumberland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 393 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.

Enrollment Demographics in Cumberland County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Cumberland Elementary School95.9410
Cumberland Middle School97.9291
Cumberland High School95.5287
Neoga Junior/Senior High School93.9277
Neoga Elementary School90.8206

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