Kankakee Times

There were 2,784 white students enrolled in Iroquois County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 80.8% of the 3,447 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 20 schools in Iroquois County County, Chebanse Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 304 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	89.7	339
Milford Grade School West Campus	82.6	350
John L. Nash Middle School	87.8	288
Central High School	87.2	274
Watseka Community High School	82.7	271
Iroquois West High School	67	261
Watseka Junior High School	78.9	194
Milford High School Campus	91.4	151
Donovan Elementary School	83.2	149
Iroquois West Middle School	60.5	190
Cissna Park Elementary School	91.8	122
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman	67.1	155
Wanda Kendall Elementary School	79.2	120
Cissna Park Senior High School	90.4	104
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	67.5	126
Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth	63.4	101
Donovan Senior High School	88.9	72
Crescent City Grade School	80.3	66
Donovan Junior High School	88.1	59
Cissna Park Junior High School	85.5	55