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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Adams County County Education: 721 multiracial 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 721 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 8.1% of the 8,915 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Adams County County, Quincy Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 150 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 Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Quincy Senior High School7.91,900
Quincy Junior High School10.11,342
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 213.6560
Early Childhood16.2458
Colonel George Iles Elementary School13.1540
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 210.8537
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School10.3545
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School11.7479
Liberty Elementary School3.5342
Seymour High School5.2233
Liberty High School4273
Seymour Elementary School4248
Central 3-4 Middle School0106
Central Elementary Grade School0206
Central High School0238
Central Junior High School0248
Unity Elementary School0279
Unity High School0174
Unity Middle School0207

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