Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that white students made up 93% of the 1,552 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the five schools in Wabash County County, Mount Carmel High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 429 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel High School | 93.1 | 461 |
| Mt. Carmel Grade School | 91.9 | 395 |
| Mt. Carmel Elementary School | 91.7 | 349 |
| Mt. Carmel Junior High School | 95.1 | 204 |
| Allendale Elementary School | 95.8 | 143 |
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