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There were 3,277 white students enrolled in Saline County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 87.1% of the 3,763 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Saline County County, Eldorado Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 539 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
Eldorado Elementary School	93.1	579
Harrisburg High School	83.7	559
West Side Primary School	84.4	480
East Side Intermediate School	86.1	374
Eldorado High School	94.9	316
Harrisburg Middle School	83.3	348
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School	79.6	323
Eldorado Middle School	92.3	221
Galatia Elementary School	96.5	202
Galatia High School	95.9	121
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School	74.4	125
Galatia Junior High School	93.9	66
Galatia Elementary School	12.9	202
School District 428 IYC-HRB	0	23