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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 95.2% of Hamilton County County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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There were 1,014 white students enrolled in Hamilton County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 95.2% of the 1,065 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the three schools in Hamilton County County, Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 482 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.

Enrollment Demographics in Hamilton County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School96.6499
East Side Elementary School94416
Dahlgren Elementary School94150

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