West Central Reporter

There were 2,511 white students enrolled in McDonough County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 80.4% of the 3,124 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 12 schools in McDonough County County, Macomb Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 433 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
Macomb Senior High School	73.9	586
Lincoln Elementary School	71.5	491
Edison Elementary School	70.8	435
Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School	89.6	299
Macomb Junior High School	76.5	307
West Prairie South Elementary School	100	180
Bushnell-Prairie City High School	88.3	196
West Prairie High School	98.7	157
West Prairie North Elementary School	93.8	162
Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School	86.4	125
West Prairie Junior High School	95.1	81
MacArthur Early Childhood Center	67.6	105