South West Illinois News

There were 2,212 white students enrolled in Perry County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 88.8% of the 2,492 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the eight schools in Perry County County, Du Quoin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 412 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
Du Quoin Elementary School	85.8	480
Pinckneyville Community High School	93.4	427
Du Quoin High School	82.7	457
Du Quoin Middle School	86.3	380
Pinckneyville Elementary School	92.5	254
Community Consolidated School	96.6	203
Pinckneyville Middle School	90.4	208
Tamaroa Elementary School	91.6	83