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The majority of students in Saline County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,740 students attending Saline County schools, 87.6% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 6.7% of Saline County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Saline County, representing 87.6% of the student body.

Harrisburg High School and West Side Primary School had the most diverse student body in Saline County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.6% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School	White	79.6%	323
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School	White	74.4%	125
East Side Intermediate School	White	86.1%	374
Eldorado Elementary School	White	93.1%	579
Eldorado High School	White	94.9%	316
Eldorado Middle School	White	92.3%	221
Galatia Elementary School	White	96.5%	202
Galatia Elementary School	White	100%	26
Galatia High School	White	95.9%	121
Galatia Junior High School	White	93.9%	66
Harrisburg High School	White	83.7%	559
Harrisburg Middle School	White	83.3%	348
West Side Primary School	White	84.4%	480