There were 190 Hispanic students enrolled in Union County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 8.1% of the 2,358 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 15 schools in Union County, Cobden Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 51 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Cobden Elementary School | 23% | 222 |
| Cobden High School | 37.1% | 132 |
| Anna-Jonesboro High School | 6.6% | 454 |
| Anna Junior High School | 8.3% | 229 |
| Cobden Junior High School | 18.1% | 94 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 5.8% | 226 |
| Jonesboro Elementary School | 3.3% | 330 |
| Lick Creek Elementary School | 0% | 125 |
| Shawnee Elementary School | 0% | 130 |
| Shawnee High School | 0% | 67 |
| Shawnee Junior High School | 0% | 61 |
| Davie Elementary School | 0% | 121 |
| Dongola Elementary School | 0% | 107 |
| Dongola High School | 0% | 10 |
| Dongola Junior High School | 0% | 50 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
