North Egypt News

There were 5,229 white students enrolled in Franklin County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.7% of the 5,581 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Franklin County County, Benton Grade School K-4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 566 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Benton Grade School K-4	92.2	614
Benton Consolidated High School	90.8	565
Christopher Elementary School	96	478
Denning Elementary School	94	466
Benton Grade School 5-8	95.6	452
Frankfort Community High School	94.1	422
Frankfort Intermediate School	92.3	418
Sesser-Valier Elementary School	91.4	279
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School	93.5	246
Ewing-Northern Elementary School	96.6	234
Thompsonville Grade School	99.1	215
Central Junior High School	89.9	217
Christopher High School	93.2	207
Sesser-Valier High School	94.1	188
Zeigler-Royalton High School	93.8	130
Sesser-Valier Junior High School	90.8	131
Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School	98.1	106
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	92.7	110
Thompsonville High School	99	103