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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 2.2% of Franklin County’s districts student body in 2021-22 school year

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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/

There were 124 Hispanic students enrolled in Franklin County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 2.2% of the 5,570 students in Franklin County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the nine districts in Franklin County, Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 36 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.

Ethnicities in Franklin County in 2021-22 School Year
White [93.9%]Ethnicities <5 [5.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Franklin County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Frankfort Community Unit School District 1682.4%1,493
Benton Community Consolidated School District 473.2%1,084
Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 1963.5%596
Benton Consolidated High School District 1033.5%571
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 1882.4%507
Christopher Community Unit School District 990%695
Akin Community Consolidated School District 910%94
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated School District 1150%217
Thompsonville Community Unit School District 1740%313

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