Galesburg Reporter

The majority of students in Warren County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,532 students attending Warren County schools, 68.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.3% of Warren County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Warren County, representing 69.8% of the student body.

Central Intermediate School, Lincoln Early Childhood School, and Monmouth-Roseville High School had the most diverse student body in Warren County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.2% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Central Intermediate School	White	53.6%	308
Harding Primary School	White	53.4%	223
Lincoln Early Childhood School	White	57.5%	351
Monmouth-Roseville High School	White	59.3%	511
Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School	White	54.9%	206
United High School	White	88.9%	244
United Junior High School	White	92.9%	210
United North Elementary School	White	90%	241
United West Elementary School	White	87.4%	238