Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.4% of Saline County’s student body in 2024-25 school year

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There were 227 multiracial students enrolled in Saline County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 6.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.4% of the 3,534 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Saline County, Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 46 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%.

Ethnicities in Saline County in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Saline County County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School15.4%299
Harrisburg High School9.3%482
Eldorado Elementary School7.1%553
West Side Primary School7.6%397
Harrisburg Middle School7.7%376
East Side Intermediate School6.3%394
Eldorado High School4.3%301
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School0%90
School District 428 IYC-HRB0%42
Eldorado Middle School0%243
Galatia Elementary School0%147
Galatia High School0%115
Galatia Junior High School0%95

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.



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