Beardstown Junior/Senior High School Principal Mr. Josh Sorrells (2023) | Beardstown Junior/Senior High School
Beardstown Junior/Senior High School Principal Mr. Josh Sorrells (2023) | Beardstown Junior/Senior High School
Data showed that Black students made up 8.3% of the 2,078 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the eight schools in Cass County County, Beardstown Junior/Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 86 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Beardstown Junior/Senior High School | 10.7 | 807 |
Gard Elementary School | 12 | 457 |
Grand Avenue School | 21.8 | 142 |
Virginia Elementary School | 0 | 178 |
Virginia Junior and Senior High School | 0 | 136 |
A-C Central High School | 0 | 110 |
A-C Central Elementary School | 0 | 154 |
A-C Central Middle School | 0 | 94 |