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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Adams County County Education: 7,312 white students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

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.

Ethnicities in Adams County County in 2021-22 School Year
White [82.0%]Multiracial [8.1%]Black [5.7%]Ethnicities <5 [3.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Adams County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Quincy Senior High School79.71,900
Quincy Junior High School76.51,342
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 280.3537
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School78.2545
Colonel George Iles Elementary School74.1540
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 271.3560
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School74.5479
Liberty Elementary School96.5342
Early Childhood68.1458
Unity Elementary School96.4279
Liberty High School94.9273
Central Junior High School95.2248
Seymour Elementary School94.8248
Central High School96.2238
Seymour High School94.4233
Central Elementary Grade School98.5206
Unity Middle School95.2207
Unity High School94.8174
Central 3-4 Middle School96.2106

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