Riddle Elementary School Principal Kristin Kleiss (2023) | Riddle Elementary School
Riddle Elementary School Principal Kristin Kleiss (2023) | Riddle Elementary School
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 4.9% of the 5,841 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 13 schools in Coles County County, Mattoon High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 53 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Mattoon High School | 5.6 | 947 |
Riddle Elementary School | 6.7 | 614 |
Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School | 5.3 | 666 |
Carl Sandburg Elementary School | 6.4 | 529 |
Charleston High School | 4.5 | 754 |
Mattoon Middle School | 4.8 | 662 |
Jefferson Elementary School | 5.4 | 541 |
Mark Twain Elementary School | 6.6 | 229 |
Charleston Middle School | 2.8 | 386 |
Lake Crest Elementary School | 0 | 187 |
Franklin Elementary School | 0 | 170 |
Oakland High School | 0 | 70 |
Ashmore Elementary School | 0 | 86 |
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