East Central Reporter

There were 2,436 white students enrolled in Edgar County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.6% of the 2,575 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Edgar County County, Paris Cooperative High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 531 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
Paris Cooperative High School	97.6	544
Crestwood Elementary School	96.4	307
Memorial Elementary School	92.4	288
Mayo Middle School	92.3	247
Carolyn Wenz Elementary School	92.1	242
Shiloh High School	91.2	182
Shiloh Elementary School	95.3	172
Chrisman Elementary School	94.6	129
Crestwood Junior High School	96.8	126
Chrisman High School	96.9	97
Kansas Elementary School	92.7	96
Kansas High School	93.5	77
Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School	92.6	68