Chambana Sun

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

Of the 2,506 students attending Piatt County schools, 92.9% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 0.6% of Piatt County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Piatt County, representing 92.7% of the student body.

Monticello High School and Washington School had the most diverse student body in Piatt County, including African American and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 12.2% 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
Bement Elementary School	White	92%	137
Bement High School	White	88%	83
Bement Middle School	White	87.5%	64
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	White	95.7%	256
Cerro Gordo Junior/Senior High School	White	91.1%	191
Deland-Weldon Elementary School	White	86.9%	99
Deland-Weldon High School	White	94.4%	54
Deland-Weldon Middle School	White	88%	25
Monticello High School	White	92.6%	475
Monticello Middle School	White	92.1%	342
Washington School	White	96%	528
White Heath Elementary School	White	92.5%	252