Carbondale Reporter

There were 7,947 white students enrolled in Williamson County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 81% of the 9,809 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 877 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	77	1,139
Tri-C Elementary School	81.9	700
Herrin High School	85.6	660
Marion Junior High School	75.3	721
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School	78.4	677
Carterville High School	80.7	618
Carterville Intermediate School	81.5	518
Herrin Middle School	81.8	495
North Side Primary Center	77.7	484
Washington Elementary School	76.8	487
Lincoln Elementary School	67.1	490
Crab Orchard Elementary School	96.7	336
Jefferson Elementary School	78.4	393
Carterville Junior High School	83.7	362
Johnston City High School	86.7	330
Washington Middle School	89.8	313
Jefferson Elementary School	71.5	393
Adams School	89.6	259
Longfellow Elementary School	72.2	241
Crab Orchard High School	97.3	147
Lincoln Elementary School	24.5	490