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Johnson County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

The majority of students in Johnson County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,714 students attending Johnson County schools, 93.9% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.8% of Johnson County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Johnson County, representing 94.8% of the student body.

Vienna Elementary School District 55 and Vienna High School had the most diverse student body in Johnson County, including Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.9% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

Ethnic Diversity in Johnson County in 2022-23 School Year
White [93.9%]Ethnicities <5% [3.5%]
Students' Ethnicity in Johnson County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Buncombe Consolidated SchoolWhite88.5%61
Cypress Elementary SchoolWhite87.6%105
Goreville Elementary SchoolWhite98.5%452
Goreville High SchoolWhite95.3%172
New Simpson Hill School District 32White98.1%209
Vienna Elementary School District 55White91.7%397
Vienna High SchoolWhite89.9%318

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