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

Of the 1,130 students attending Hamilton County schools, 95.4% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.9% of Hamilton County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Hamilton County, representing 96% of the student body.

East Side Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Hamilton County, including Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 5.8% 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
Dahlgren Elementary School	White	95.6%	136
East Side Elementary School	White	93.9%	413
Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School	White	96.2%	501
Hamilton County Preschool Center	White	97.5%	80