Kankakee Times

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

Of the 3,512 students attending Iroquois County schools, 81.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 12.7% of Iroquois County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Iroquois County, representing 81.6% of the student body.

John L. Nash Middle School and Milford Grade School West Campus had the most diverse student body in Iroquois County, including Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.1% 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
Ashkum Early Literacy Center	White	85.7%	49
Central High School	White	87.3%	283
Chebanse Elementary School	White	92.6%	326
Cissna Park Elementary School	White	91.4%	116
Cissna Park Junior High School	White	93.4%	61
Cissna Park Senior High School	White	92%	87
Crescent City Grade School	White	74.2%	66
Donovan Elementary School	White	88.8%	143
Donovan Junior High School	White	91.5%	59
Donovan Senior High School	White	84.6%	65
Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth	White	63.5%	96
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman	White	63.6%	154
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	White	63.2%	125
Iroquois West High School	White	67.2%	293
Iroquois West Middle School	White	61.8%	173
John L. Nash Middle School	White	87.6%	290
Milford Grade School West Campus	White	86.7%	347
Milford High School Campus	White	92.6%	162
Wanda Kendall Elementary School	White	79.5%	112
Watseka Community High School	White	81.8%	302
Watseka Junior High School	White	82.8%	203