North Egypt News

There were 5,144 white students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 93.5% of the 5,503 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Franklin County, Benton Grade School K-4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 540 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Benton Grade School K-4	90.6%	596
Benton Consolidated High School	90.3%	588
Christopher Elementary School	95.6%	502
Denning Elementary School	94.7%	470
Benton Grade School 5-8	94.4%	426
Frankfort Intermediate School	95%	419
Frankfort Community High School	94.2%	398
Sesser-Valier Elementary School	88.3%	266
Ewing-Northern Elementary School	98.7%	233
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School	91.5%	247
Thompsonville Grade School	100%	210
Central Junior High School	91.7%	216
Christopher High School	92.3%	194
Sesser-Valier High School	90.3%	176
Zeigler-Royalton High School	93.8%	130
Sesser-Valier Junior High School	93.1%	131
Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School	99.1%	111
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	92.2%	102
Thompsonville High School	100%	88