Sangamon Sun

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

Of the 3,126 students attending Logan County schools, 90.2% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.4% of Logan County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Logan County, representing 91% of the student body.

Lincoln Community High School and Washington-Monroe Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Logan County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.2% 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
Adams Elementary School	White	84.3%	89
Central Elementary School	White	85.1%	161
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	White	91.9%	284
Emden Elementary School	White	97.6%	83
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	White	97.1%	102
Lincoln Community High School	White	88.2%	828
Lincoln Junior High School	White	94.7%	340
Mount Pulaski Elementary School	White	96%	346
Mount Pulaski High School	White	93.7%	159
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	White	97.6%	84
Northwest Elementary School	White	82.2%	241
Washington-Monroe Elementary School	White	73.3%	195
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	White	99.1%	214