East Central Reporter

There were 2,048 white students enrolled in Clay County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.3% of the 2,195 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the eight schools in Clay County County, Flora Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 614 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
Flora Elementary School	91	675
North Clay Elementary/Junior High School	92.7	398
Flora High School	95.4	370
Floyd Henson Junior High School	92.3	284
North Clay Community High School	94.9	175
Clay City Elementary School	95.8	142
Clay City High School	97.6	83
Clay City Junior High School	98.5	68