South West Illinois News

There were 3,236 white students enrolled in Randolph County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 84.8% of the 3,818 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Randolph County County, Red Bud Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 586 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
Red Bud Elementary School	91.3	642
Sparta Lincoln School	70.8	743
Chester Elementary School	80.7	590
Red Bud High School	97.6	371
Chester High School	86.5	318
Steeleville Elementary School	91.8	257
Sparta High School	74.3	303
Steeleville High School	94	134
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School	94.6	130
Evansville Attendance Center	97.3	112
Coulterville Elementary School	91.2	91
Coulterville High School	89.9	69
Coulterville Junior High School	81	58