IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Of the 467 students attending Pope County schools, 94.6% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.4% of Pope County students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Pope County, representing 94.8% of the student body.
Pope County Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Pope County, including multiracial and white.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope County Elementary School | White | 93.8% | 325 |
| Pope County High School | White | 96.5% | 142 |
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