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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 94.4% of Menard County County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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There were 1,633 white students enrolled in Menard County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.4% of the 1,730 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 404 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.

Ethnicities in Menard County County in 2022-23 School Year
White [94.4%]Ethnicities <5 [1.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Menard County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Porta High School95.3424
Petersburg Elementary School94.2347
Athens Senior High School92.5306
Porta Central School94.4286
Athens Junior High School91.9161
Greenview Junior/Senior High School98.1105
Greenview Elementary School97101

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