Carbondale Reporter

There were 3,680 white students enrolled in Jackson County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 57.1% of the 6,449 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Jackson County County, Carbondale Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 465 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
Carbondale Community High School	49.6	938
Murphysboro High School	65.4	575
Trico Elementary School	80.3	442
Unity Point Elementary School	55.5	593
Murphysboro Middle School	71.1	436
Carruthers Elementary School	65.7	399
General John A. Logan Attendence Centre	61.3	393
Trico Senior High School	88.7	230
Giant City Elementary School	79	233
DeSoto Elementary School	83.1	183
Trico Junior High School	85.2	162
Carbondale Middle School	27.7	429
Parrish Elementary School	24.2	480
Elverado High School	89.6	106
Elverado Primary School	78.9	109
Elverado Intermediate School	79.7	79
Elverado Junior High School	92.6	68
Lewis School	21	291
Thomas Elementary School	20.1	303