West Central Reporter

There were 2,568 white students enrolled in Hancock County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.3% of the 2,752 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Hancock County County, Hamilton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 379 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
Hamilton Elementary School	91.5	414
Illini West High School	92.3	337
Carthage Primary School	93.4	286
Southeastern Elementary School	95	260
Warsaw Senior High School	96.3	214
Warsaw Elementary School	95.5	199
Southeastern Junior/Senior High School	95.9	197
Nauvoo Elementary School	92.8	195
Dallas City Elementary School	90.4	178
Carthage Middle School	94.4	142
La Harpe Elementary School	95.5	133
Hamilton High School	87.6	137
La Harpe Junior High School	93.3	60