East Central Reporter

There were 2,653 white students enrolled in Shelby County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 95.2% of the 2,787 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Shelby County County, Moulton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 396 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	93	426
Main Street Elementary School	94.4	378
Shelbyville High School	96.4	337
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	95.6	270
Central A&M High School	95.9	218
Windsor Elementary School	94.1	205
Gregory Intermediate School	96.3	190
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School	96.9	159
Cowden-Herrick Grade School	96.8	154
Windsor Junior and Senior High School	93.1	131
Stewardson-Strasburg High School	98.4	122
Okaw Valley Middle School	94.6	111
Shelbyville Kindergarten Center	95.3	86