Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that Black students made up 1% of the 1,256 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity at the time.
Mercer County School District 404 was the only district in the county which enrolled Black students, welcoming 13 students in the 2022-23 school year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Mercer County.
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.
District | Black Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
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Mercer County School District 404 | 1% | 1,256 |