South West Illinois News

The majority of students in Perry County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,551 students attending Perry County schools, 88.4% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.6% of Perry County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Perry County, representing 88.1% of the student body.

Du Quoin Elementary School and Du Quoin High School had the most diverse student body in Perry County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.8% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Community Consolidated School	White	95.6%	182
Du Quoin Elementary School	White	84.2%	469
Du Quoin High School	White	82.7%	502
Du Quoin Middle School	White	84.8%	388
Pinckneyville Community High School	White	96.1%	436
Pinckneyville Elementary School	White	91.8%	280
Pinckneyville Middle School	White	89.9%	218
Tamaroa Elementary School	White	93.4%	76