Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 1% of the 3,763 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 14 schools in Saline County County, Harrisburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg High School | 2.5 | 559 |
| Harrisburg Middle School | 3.2 | 348 |
| West Side Primary School | 2.3 | 480 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School | 0 | 323 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | 0 | 125 |
| School District 428 IYC-HRB | 0 | 23 |
| East Side Intermediate School | 0 | 374 |
| 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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