Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that white students made up 93.4% of the 1,797 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the seven schools in Johnson County, Goreville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 462 students.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School name | % of White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Goreville Elementary School | 97.7% | 473 |
| Vienna Elementary School District 55 | 91.5% | 389 |
| Vienna High School | 88.8% | 356 |
| New Simpson Hill School District 32 | 94.1% | 237 |
| Goreville High School | 97.2% | 176 |
| Cypress Elementary School | 89.9% | 109 |
| Buncombe Consolidated School | 91.2% | 57 |
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