Massac Junior High School Principal Mrs. Laura Hayes (2023) | Massac Junior High School
Massac Junior High School Principal Mrs. Laura Hayes (2023) | Massac Junior High School
Of the 2,034 students attending Massac County schools, 80.3% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.8% of Massac County students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Massac County, representing 81.2% of the student body.
Massac County High School, Massac Junior High School, and Metropolis Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Massac County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 3.8% when compared to the previous year.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookport Elementary School | White | 75% | 164 |
| Franklin Elementary School | White | 89.3% | 121 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | White | 90.8% | 98 |
| Joppa Junior & Senior High School | White | 83.1% | 89 |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | White | 89% | 127 |
| Massac County High School | White | 81% | 531 |
| Massac Junior High School | White | 76.4% | 275 |
| Metropolis Elementary School | White | 73.1% | 491 |
| Unity Elementary School | White | 92.8% | 138 |
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