Quincy Reporter

There were 455 Black students enrolled in Adams County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 5.2% of the 8,692 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Adams County, Quincy Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 133 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Quincy Senior High School	7.2%	1,835
Quincy Junior High School	7.3%	1,261
Early Childhood	10.1%	477
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 2	8%	561
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	7.4%	579
Colonel George Iles Elementary School	8%	503
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	8%	477
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2	3.1%	517
Central 3-4 Middle School	0%	113
Central Elementary Grade School	0%	165
Central High School	0%	232
Central Junior High School	0%	216
Liberty Elementary School	0%	356
Liberty High School	0%	265
Unity Elementary School	0%	295
Unity High School	0%	179
Unity Middle School	0%	193
Seymour Elementary School	0%	246
Seymour High School	0%	222