Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 Principal Dr. Stephen Smith (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-smith-ed-d-57952969/
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 Principal Dr. Stephen Smith (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-smith-ed-d-57952969/
Data showed that white students made up 93.9% of the 5,570 students in Franklin County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the nine districts in Franklin County, Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,401 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Franklin County.
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.
| District | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 | 93.8% | 1,493 |
| Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 | 94.3% | 1,084 |
| Christopher Community Unit School District 99 | 95% | 695 |
| Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 | 92.8% | 596 |
| Benton Consolidated High School District 103 | 89.1% | 571 |
| Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 | 92.9% | 507 |
| Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174 | 100% | 313 |
| Ewing Northern Community Consolidated School District 115 | 96.8% | 217 |
| Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 | 97.9% | 94 |
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