Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that multiracial students made up 2.4% of the 1,874 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the seven schools in Mercer County County, Apollo Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 21 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 Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Elementary School | 6.3 | 334 |
| Winola Elementary School | 4.4 | 271 |
| Mercer County High School | 3.1 | 382 |
| Sherrard Elementary School | 0 | 235 |
| Matherville Intermediate School | 0 | 189 |
| New Boston Elementary School | 0 | 171 |
| Mercer County Junior High School | 0 | 292 |
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