There were 114 Black students enrolled in Saline County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 22.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Black students made up 3.2% of the 3,534 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 13 schools in Saline County, Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 25 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School | 8.4% | 299 |
| Harrisburg High School | 5% | 482 |
| School District 428 IYC-HRB | 47.6% | 42 |
| Harrisburg Middle School | 4.8% | 376 |
| East Side Intermediate School | 3.6% | 394 |
| West Side Primary School | 3.3% | 397 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | 0% | 90 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | 0% | 553 |
| Eldorado High School | 0% | 301 |
| Eldorado Middle School | 0% | 243 |
| Galatia Elementary School | 0% | 147 |
| Galatia High School | 0% | 115 |
| Galatia Junior High School | 0% | 95 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
