Sangamon Sun

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

Of the 22,826 students attending McLean County schools, 64.5% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.3% of McLean County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in McLean County, representing 65.9% of the student body.

Brigham Elementary had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 31.1% white students, 25.2% Hispanic students, 18% African American students, 14% Asian students, and 9% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.1% 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Benjamin Elementary School	White	52.2%	577
Bent Elementary School	Hispanic	35.7%	367
Bloomington High School	White	47.5%	1,506
Bloomington Junior High School	White	46.2%	1,056
Brigham Elementary	White	31.1%	222
Carlock Elementary School	White	85.8%	106
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Hispanic	41.1%	440
Chiddix Junior High School	White	59.3%	631
Colene Hoose Elementary School	White	57.3%	403
Eugene Field School	White	57.4%	47
Evans Junior High School	White	56.8%	731
Fairview Elementary School	White	41.6%	303
Fox Creek Elementary School	White	43%	272
Glenn Elementary School	White	47%	219
Grove Elementary School	White	66.9%	540
Heyworth Elementary School	White	90.7%	497
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	White	89.9%	386
Hudson Elementary School	White	89.7%	234
Irving Elementary School	African American	35.9%	348
Kingsley Junior High School	White	65.8%	778
Leroy Elementary School	White	92%	437
Leroy High School	White	96.8%	222
Leroy Junior High School	White	94.3%	122
Lexington Elementary School	White	95.2%	231
Lexington High School	White	92.6%	148
Lexington Junior High School	White	93.6%	110
Normal Community High School	White	60.8%	2,098
Normal Community West High School	White	70.9%	1,590
Northpoint Elementary School	White	63.6%	486
Oakdale Elementary School	White	44.4%	392
Oakland Elementary School	White	56.1%	442
Olympia High School	White	92.9%	493
Olympia Middle School	White	92.1%	382
Olympia North Elementary School	White	91%	290
Olympia South Elementary School	White	90.4%	312
Olympia West Elementary School	White	95.2%	229
Parkside Elementary School	White	58.7%	310
Parkside Junior High School	White	64.3%	650
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	White	60.4%	326
Prairieland Elementary School	White	78.9%	455
Ridgeview Elementary School	White	92.1%	227
Ridgeview High School	White	86.2%	159
Ridgeview Junior High School	White	90.3%	145
Sarah A. Raymond School of Early Educational	White	30.5%	187
Sheridan Elementary School	African American	44.9%	374
Stevenson Elementary School	White	37.3%	359
Sugar Creek Elementary School	White	44.2%	385
Towanda Elementary School	White	84.4%	180
Tri-Valley Elementary School	White	94.7%	323
Tri-Valley High School	White	91.3%	298
Tri-Valley Middle School	White	91.9%	458
Washington Elementary School	White	65.9%	343