Sangamon Sun

There were 1,627 white students enrolled in Menard County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.3% of the 1,726 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the seven schools in Menard County County, Porta High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 399 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Porta High School	94.3	423
Petersburg Elementary School	93.4	366
Athens Senior High School	92.3	323
Porta Central School	96.4	274
Athens Junior High School	93	143
Greenview Junior/Senior High School	95.4	109
Greenview Elementary School	98.9	88