There were 570 white students enrolled in Calhoun County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 94.2% of the 605 students during the 2024-25 school year.
Among the four schools in Calhoun County, Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 315 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School | 94.9% | 332 |
| Calhoun High School | 95.9% | 170 |
| Brussels Grade School | 89.1% | 64 |
| Brussels High School | 89.7% | 39 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
