West Central Reporter

There were 2,471 white students enrolled in McDonough County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 79.4% of the 3,112 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 11 schools in McDonough County County, Macomb Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 434 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	73.3	592
Lincoln Elementary School	68.9	543
Edison Elementary School	70.5	427
Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School	83.9	322
Macomb Junior High School	74.3	304
West Prairie South Elementary School	98.9	176
Bushnell-Prairie City High School	89.3	187
West Prairie North Elementary School	94.8	173
West Prairie High School	96.8	157
Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School	87.4	135
West Prairie Junior High School	94.8	96