East Central Reporter

There were 2,666 white students enrolled in Shelby 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 95.9% of the 2,780 students during the 2021-22 school year.

Among the 13 schools in Shelby County County, Moulton 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.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Moulton Elementary School	94.7	415
Shelbyville High School	97.2	351
Main Street Elementary School	94.6	349
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	96.1	279
Central A&M High School	96.9	223
Windsor Elementary School	95.2	207
Gregory Intermediate School	96.3	188
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School	98.1	159
Cowden-Herrick Grade School	97.1	139
Windsor Junior and Senior High School	93.9	132
Stewardson-Strasburg High School	98.4	122
Okaw Valley Middle School	92.4	119
Shelbyville Kindergarten Center	97.9	97