West Central Reporter

There were 3,468 white students enrolled in Morgan County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 80.1% of the 4,327 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Morgan County County, Jacksonville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 674 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
Jacksonville High School	79.5	848
Jacksonville Middle School	73.7	691
Eisenhower Elementary School	80.1	316
South Jacksonville Elementary School	84.2	298
Waverly Elementary School	90.4	208
Triopia Grade School	94.9	198
Triopia Junior-Senior High School	94.4	179
Franklin Junior/Senior High School	95.9	169
Washington Elementary School	67.1	222
Walnut Court Early Years Program	66.7	222
Waverly Junior and Senior High School	95.1	143
North Jacksonville School	76.9	156
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School	94.3	123
Lincoln Elementary School	49.1	234
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School	82.5	126
Franklin East Grade School	98.6	69
Franklin Elementary School	96.4	55
Meredosia-Chambersburg High School	95.3	43
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High School	88.9	27