Galesburg Reporter

The majority of students in Warren County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,526 students attending Warren County schools, 69.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18.6% of Warren County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Warren County, representing 69.7% of the student body.

Harding Primary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 56.4% white students, 25% Hispanic students, 7.8% multiracial students, 5.9% African American students, and 4.9% Asian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 4.2% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Central Intermediate School	White	56.9%	288
Harding Primary School	White	56.4%	204
Lincoln Early Childhood School	White	56.9%	353
Monmouth-Roseville High School	White	61.3%	525
Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School	White	56%	209
United High School	White	87.8%	255
United Junior High School	White	90.9%	220
United North Elementary School	White	90.1%	232
United West Elementary School	White	88.3%	240