Quincy Reporter

There were 7,312 white students enrolled in Adams County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 82% of the 8,915 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Adams County County, Quincy Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,515 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
Quincy Senior High School	79.7	1,900
Quincy Junior High School	76.5	1,342
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2	80.3	537
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	78.2	545
Colonel George Iles Elementary School	74.1	540
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 2	71.3	560
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	74.5	479
Liberty Elementary School	96.5	342
Early Childhood	68.1	458
Unity Elementary School	96.4	279
Liberty High School	94.9	273
Central Junior High School	95.2	248
Seymour Elementary School	94.8	248
Central High School	96.2	238
Seymour High School	94.4	233
Central Elementary Grade School	98.5	206
Unity Middle School	95.2	207
Unity High School	94.8	174
Central 3-4 Middle School	96.2	106