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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

There were 7,134 white students enrolled in Adams County County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

There were 7,134 white students enrolled in Adams County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 81.3% of the 8,779 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,441 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 2022-23 School Year
White [81.3%]Multiracial [8.5%]Black [5.7%]Ethnicities <5 [3.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Adams County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Quincy Senior High School78.51,835
Quincy Junior High School75.61,332
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School78.3580
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 273.1551
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 279.9497
Colonel George Iles Elementary School74515
Liberty Elementary School97.3364
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School71.4490
Unity Elementary School96.3298
Early Childhood64.9439
Liberty High School95.1263
Seymour Elementary School92.1267
Central High School95.4239
Central Junior High School94.6240
Seymour High School93.6219
Central Elementary Grade School97.2180
Unity Middle School94.5183
Unity High School95.5178
Central 3-4 Middle School92.7109

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