South West Illinois News

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

Of the 4,985 students attending Monroe County schools, 93.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.3% of Monroe County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Monroe County, representing 94% of the student body.

Parkview Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 90% white students, 4.8% Hispanic students, and 3% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.7% 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
Columbia High School	White	91.7%	626
Columbia Middle School	White	93.8%	567
Eagleview Elementary School	White	93%	327
Gardner Elementary School	White	95.7%	374
Parkview Elementary School	White	90%	440
Rogers Elementary School	White	95.1%	366
Valmeyer Elementary School	White	98.7%	156
Valmeyer High School	White	92.4%	119
Valmeyer Junior High School	White	94.6%	74
W.J. Zahnow Elementary School	White	95.7%	468
Waterloo High School	White	93.5%	843
Waterloo Junior High School	White	94.7%	625