West Central Reporter

There were 2,254 white students enrolled in Pike County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 95.9% of the 2,350 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 11 schools in Pike County County, Pikeland Community School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 457 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
Pikeland Community School	94.4	484
Pittsfield High School	95.3	338
Pittsfield South Elementary School	94.8	330
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	96.4	275
Western Barry Elementary School	96.4	222
Western Junior High School	96.4	165
Western High School	95.7	138
Griggsville-Perry Primary School	99.1	113
Pleasant Hill High School	97.9	96
Griggsville-Perry High School	97.9	95
Griggsville-Perry Middle School	98.9	94