Abingdon-Avon High School Principal Kristi Anderson (2023) | Abingdon-Avon High School
Abingdon-Avon High School Principal Kristi Anderson (2023) | Abingdon-Avon High School
Of the 6,221 students attending Knox County schools, 70.4% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.1% of Knox County students.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Knox County, representing 71.2% of the student body.
King Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 51% white students, 20.8% African American students, 18.3% multiracial students, and 9.8% Hispanic students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon-Avon High School | White | 90% | 280 |
| Churchill Junior High School | White | 57.9% | 570 |
| Galesburg High School | White | 60.6% | 1,158 |
| Hedding Grade School | White | 86.3% | 366 |
| King Elementary School | White | 51% | 520 |
| Knoxville Junior High School | White | 90.9% | 243 |
| Knoxville Senior High School | White | 92.1% | 315 |
| Lombard Middle School | White | 57.6% | 531 |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School | White | 90.1% | 406 |
| ROWVA Elementary School | White | 92.7% | 372 |
| ROWVA Junior/Senior High School | White | 90.6% | 244 |
| Silas Willard Elementary School | White | 55.7% | 429 |
| Steele School | White | 50.7% | 497 |
| Williamsfield Elementary School | White | 93.3% | 120 |
| Williamsfield High School | White | 92.5% | 93 |
| Williamsfield Middle School | White | 98.7% | 77 |
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