Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that white students made up 50.1% of the 1,928 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the seven schools in Cass County County, Beardstown Junior/Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 246 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 |
---|---|---|
Beardstown Junior/Senior High School | 30.3 | 813 |
Virginia Elementary School | 90.4 | 177 |
A-C Central Elementary School | 97.3 | 147 |
Gard Elementary School | 26 | 470 |
Virginia Junior and Senior High School | 90.2 | 132 |
A-C Central High School | 96.3 | 107 |
A-C Central Middle School | 87.8 | 82 |