Southern Illinois News

There were 2,146 white students enrolled in Union County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 87.4% of the 2,456 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 15 schools in Union County County, Anna-Jonesboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 410 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
Anna-Jonesboro High School	87.2	470
Jonesboro Elementary School	94.8	330
Anna Junior High School	87.7	235
Lincoln Elementary School	88.8	206
Cobden Elementary School	79.2	207
Shawnee Elementary School	96	149
Lick Creek Elementary School	94.2	138
Dongola Elementary School	93.4	122
Davie Elementary School	87.5	112
Cobden High School	61	159
Shawnee High School	97	66
Cobden Junior High School	67.7	93
Shawnee Junior High School	95.2	63
Dongola High School	92.7	55
Dongola Junior High School	98	51