East Central Reporter

There were 2,500 white students enrolled in Crawford County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.2% of the 2,681 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 10 schools in Crawford County County, Robinson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 405 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
Robinson High School	91.2	444
Oblong Elementary School	98.7	380
Washington Elementary School	88.8	401
Nuttall Middle School	93	328
Lincoln Elementary School	91.8	331
Palestine Grade School	97.9	234
Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High School	93.7	205
Oblong High School	92.4	170
Palestine High School	97.9	96
Hutsonville High School	90.2	92