Kankakee Times

There were 2,870 white students enrolled in Iroquois County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 81.7% of the 3,512 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Iroquois County County, Chebanse Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 302 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
Chebanse Elementary School	92.6	326
Milford Grade School West Campus	86.7	347
John L. Nash Middle School	87.6	290
Central High School	87.3	283
Watseka Community High School	81.8	302
Iroquois West High School	67.2	293
Watseka Junior High School	82.8	203
Milford High School Campus	92.6	162
Donovan Elementary School	88.8	143
Iroquois West Middle School	61.8	173
Cissna Park Elementary School	91.4	116
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman	63.6	154
Wanda Kendall Elementary School	79.5	112
Cissna Park Senior High School	92	87
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	63.2	125
Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth	63.5	96
Cissna Park Junior High School	93.4	61
Donovan Senior High School	84.6	65
Donovan Junior High School	91.5	59
Crescent City Grade School	74.2	66
Ashkum Early Literacy Center	85.7	49