Carbondale Reporter

There were 8,017 white students enrolled in Williamson County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 82.2% of the 9,748 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Williamson County County, Marion High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 894 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
Marion High School	78.9	1,133
Tri-C Elementary School	82.6	702
Herrin High School	86.9	663
Marion Junior High School	76.2	743
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School	79.2	683
Carterville High School	84.5	620
Carterville Intermediate School	81.7	509
Herrin Middle School	82.8	500
North Side Primary Center	81.5	491
Washington Elementary School	80	485
Lincoln Elementary School	72.8	486
Crab Orchard Elementary School	95.7	327
Carterville Junior High School	79.4	369
Washington Middle School	90.3	319
Johnston City High School	89.4	320
Jefferson Elementary School	75.8	356
Jefferson Elementary School	69.7	356
Adams School	90.9	243
Longfellow Elementary School	73.9	249
Crab Orchard High School	96.1	153
Lincoln Elementary School	23.5	486