Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 1.6% of the 5,563 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 19 schools in Franklin County County, Benton Consolidated High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 20 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Consolidated High School | 3.5 | 564 |
| Benton Grade School K-4 | 3.1 | 617 |
| Benton Grade School 5-8 | 3.4 | 467 |
| Frankfort Intermediate School | 3.6 | 394 |
| Denning Elementary School | 2.5 | 434 |
| Sesser-Valier High School | 5.4 | 184 |
| Central Junior High School | 0 | 248 |
| Christopher Elementary School | 0 | 462 |
| Christopher High School | 0 | 233 |
| Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School | 0 | 251 |
| Zeigler-Royalton High School | 0 | 142 |
| Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School | 0 | 114 |
| Sesser-Valier Elementary School | 0 | 265 |
| Sesser-Valier Junior High School | 0 | 147 |
| Frankfort Community High School | 0 | 417 |
| Ewing-Northern Elementary School | 0 | 217 |
| Thompsonville Grade School | 0 | 214 |
| Thompsonville High School | 0 | 99 |
| Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School | 0 | 94 |
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