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 94.7% of the 2,363 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 12 schools in Wayne County County, Fairfield Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 405 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Community High School | 93.3 | 434 |
| Wayne City Attendance Center | 97.8 | 357 |
| North Side Elementary School | 87.9 | 323 |
| Center Street Elementary School | 92 | 289 |
| New Hope Elementary School | 97.9 | 193 |
| Jasper Elementary School | 97.1 | 170 |
| Wayne City High School | 94.1 | 136 |
| Cisne High School | 99.1 | 113 |
| Cisne Middle School | 97.1 | 103 |
| Johnsonville Elementary School | 100 | 98 |
| Geff Elementary School | 95.6 | 90 |
| Mount Erie Elementary School | 98.2 | 57 |
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