Columbia Middle School Principal Ms. Dawn Mueller (2023) | Columbia Middle School
Columbia Middle School Principal Ms. Dawn Mueller (2023) | Columbia Middle School
Data showed that white students made up 93.8% of the 4,985 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 12 schools in Monroe County County, Waterloo High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 788 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo High School | 93.5 | 843 |
| Waterloo Junior High School | 94.7 | 625 |
| Columbia High School | 91.7 | 626 |
| Columbia Middle School | 93.8 | 567 |
| W.J. Zahnow Elementary School | 95.7 | 468 |
| Parkview Elementary School | 90 | 440 |
| Gardner Elementary School | 95.7 | 374 |
| Rogers Elementary School | 95.1 | 366 |
| Eagleview Elementary School | 93 | 327 |
| Valmeyer Elementary School | 98.7 | 156 |
| Valmeyer High School | 92.4 | 119 |
| Valmeyer Junior High School | 94.6 | 74 |
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