Galesburg Reporter

There were 74 Black students enrolled in Warren County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2.9% of the 2,532 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the nine schools in Warren County County, Lincoln Early Childhood School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 30 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Early Childhood School	8.5	351
Central Intermediate School	5.8	308
Harding Primary School	6.7	223
Monmouth-Roseville High School	2.2	511
United North Elementary School	0	241
United West Elementary School	0	238
United High School	0	244
United Junior High School	0	210
Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School	0	206