Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 2.8% of the 4,797 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 14 schools in Effingham County County, Effingham Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 41 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 |
---|---|---|
Effingham Junior High School | 8.1 | 509 |
Effingham High School | 5.8 | 687 |
Central Grade School | 5.1 | 495 |
South Side Grade School | 5.3 | 265 |
Early Learning Center | 7 | 171 |
Dieterich Elementary School | 0 | 337 |
Dieterich Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 261 |
Beecher City Grade School | 0 | 190 |
Beecher City Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 158 |
Teutopolis Grade School | 0 | 582 |
Teutopolis High School | 0 | 319 |
Teutopolis Junior High School | 0 | 177 |
Altamont Grade School | 0 | 423 |
Altamont High School | 0 | 223 |
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