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Data showed that Hispanic students made up 1.2% of the 5,581 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 19 schools in Franklin County County, Benton Grade School K-4 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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 Grade School K-4 | 4.1 | 614 |
| Benton Consolidated High School | 3 | 565 |
| Denning Elementary School | 2.6 | 466 |
| Benton Grade School 5-8 | 2.7 | 452 |
| Central Junior High School | 0 | 217 |
| Christopher Elementary School | 0 | 478 |
| Christopher High School | 0 | 207 |
| Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School | 0 | 246 |
| Zeigler-Royalton High School | 0 | 130 |
| Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School | 0 | 110 |
| Sesser-Valier Elementary School | 0 | 279 |
| Sesser-Valier High School | 0 | 188 |
| Sesser-Valier Junior High School | 0 | 131 |
| Frankfort Community High School | 0 | 422 |
| Frankfort Intermediate School | 0 | 418 |
| Ewing-Northern Elementary School | 0 | 234 |
| Thompsonville Grade School | 0 | 215 |
| Thompsonville High School | 0 | 103 |
| Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School | 0 | 106 |
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