Quincy Reporter

There were 499 Black students enrolled in Adams County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 5.7% of the 8,779 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 128 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Quincy Senior High School	7	1,835
Quincy Junior High School	8.1	1,332
Early Childhood	13.7	439
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	10.2	490
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 2	9.1	551
Colonel George Iles Elementary School	8.7	515
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	6.2	580
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2	4.4	497
Central 3-4 Middle School	0	109
Central Elementary Grade School	0	180
Central High School	0	239
Central Junior High School	0	240
Liberty Elementary School	0	364
Liberty High School	0	263
Unity Elementary School	0	298
Unity High School	0	178
Unity Middle School	0	183
Seymour Elementary School	0	267
Seymour High School	0	219