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There were 2,142 white students enrolled in White County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.4% of the 2,270 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 11 schools in White County County, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 372 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Elementary School	94.9	392
Carmi-White County High School	93.8	371
Washington Attendance Center	92.1	292
Carmi-White County Junior High School	95.2	208
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School	96.9	195
Lincoln Attendance Center	91.1	202
Jefferson Attendance Center	96	176
Wells Elementary School	99.2	126
Grayville Junior Senior High School	91.7	132
Booth Elementary School	97.9	97
Pre-Kindergarten Facility	91.1	79