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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Adams County County Education: 510 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Unity High School Principal Mr. Joshua Arnsman (2023) | Unity High School

Unity High School Principal Mr. Joshua Arnsman (2023) | Unity High School

There were 510 Black students enrolled in Adams County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 5.7% of the 8,915 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Adams County County, Quincy Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 131 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 Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Quincy Senior High School6.91,900
Quincy Junior High School8.31,342
Early Childhood11.8458
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 29.6560
Colonel George Iles Elementary School9.3540
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School9.2479
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School7545
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 25.2537
Central 3-4 Middle School0106
Central Elementary Grade School0206
Central High School0238
Central Junior High School0248
Liberty Elementary School0342
Liberty High School0273
Unity Elementary School0279
Unity High School0174
Unity Middle School0207
Seymour Elementary School0248
Seymour High School0233

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