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Menard County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2021-22 school year

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Cantrall Intermediate School Principal Mrs. Stacey Binegar (2023) | Cantrall Intermediate School

Cantrall Intermediate School Principal Mrs. Stacey Binegar (2023) | Cantrall Intermediate School

The majority of students in Menard County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,284 students attending Menard County schools, 93.5% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.8% of Menard County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Menard County, representing 93.5% of the student body.

Cantrall Intermediate School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 89.8% white students and 5.6% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.4% when 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.

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.

Ethnicities in Menard County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [93.5%]Ethnicities <5% [2.8%]
Students' Ethnicity in Menard County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Athens Junior High SchoolWhite93%143
Athens Senior High SchoolWhite92.3%323
Cantrall Elementary SchoolWhite92.1%342
Cantrall Intermediate SchoolWhite89.8%216
Greenview Elementary SchoolWhite98.9%88
Greenview Junior/Senior High SchoolWhite95.4%109
Petersburg Elementary SchoolWhite93.4%366
Porta Central SchoolWhite96.4%274
Porta High SchoolWhite94.3%423

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