Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that Black students made up 4.2% of the 3,187 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 12 schools in Saline County, School District 428 IYC-HRB recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 33 students.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| School District 428 IYC-HRB | 68.8% | 48 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School | 9.5% | 294 |
| Harrisburg High School | 5.4% | 517 |
| East Side Intermediate School | 5.5% | 383 |
| West Side Primary School | 3.2% | 403 |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | 11.2% | 107 |
| Eldorado Elementary School | 0% | 539 |
| Eldorado High School | 0% | 292 |
| Eldorado Middle School | 0% | 256 |
| Galatia Elementary School | 0% | 162 |
| Galatia High School | 0% | 108 |
| Galatia Junior High School | 0% | 78 |
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