Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Oficial Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Oficial Website
Of the 3,559 students attending Saline County schools, 86.5% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.5% of Saline County students.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Saline County, representing 87% of the student body.
East Side Intermediate School and Harrisburg High School had the most diverse student body in Saline County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 4.8% compared to the previous year.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.
However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School | White | 78.2% | 326 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | White | 81.7% | 115 |
| East Side Intermediate School | White | 85.8% | 359 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | White | 91.8% | 546 |
| Eldorado High School | White | 94.8% | 306 |
| Eldorado Middle School | White | 94.8% | 229 |
| Galatia Elementary School | White | 95.9% | 170 |
| Galatia High School | White | 93.3% | 105 |
| Galatia Junior High School | White | 90.8% | 87 |
| Harrisburg High School | White | 82.2% | 535 |
| Harrisburg Middle School | White | 80.9% | 320 |
| School District 428 IYC-HRB | African American | 48.7% | 39 |
| West Side Primary School | White | 85.5% | 422 |
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