Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that Black students made up 3.3% of the 3,763 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 14 schools in Saline County County, Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 39 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School | 12.1 | 323 |
| Harrisburg High School | 4.8 | 559 |
| West Side Primary School | 4 | 480 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | 11.2 | 125 |
| School District 428 IYC-HRB | 60.9 | 23 |
| East Side Intermediate School | 3.2 | 374 |
| Harrisburg Middle School | 0 | 348 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | 0 | 579 |
| Eldorado High School | 0 | 316 |
| Eldorado Middle School | 0 | 221 |
| Galatia Elementary School | 0 | 202 |
| Galatia High School | 0 | 121 |
| Galatia Junior High School | 0 | 66 |
| Galatia Elementary School | 0 | 202 |
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