Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that Black students made up 3.5% of the 3,559 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 13 schools in Saline County County, Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 35 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 | 10.7 | 326 |
| Harrisburg High School | 5.4 | 535 |
| School District 428 IYC-HRB | 48.7 | 39 |
| West Side Primary School | 3.8 | 422 |
| East Side Intermediate School | 3.9 | 359 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | 8.7 | 115 |
| Harrisburg Middle School | 0 | 320 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | 0 | 546 |
| Eldorado High School | 0 | 306 |
| Eldorado Middle School | 0 | 229 |
| Galatia Elementary School | 0 | 170 |
| Galatia High School | 0 | 105 |
| Galatia Junior High School | 0 | 87 |
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