Chambana Sun

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

Of the 11,109 students attending Vermilion County schools, 64.3% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.2% of Vermilion County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Vermilion County, representing 64.7% of the student body.

Liberty Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Vermilion County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% 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
Armstrong High School	White	91.9%	135
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	White	94%	83
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	White	91.7%	301
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	White	89.8%	274
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	White	87.7%	357
Danville High School	African American	42.1%	1,277
Edison Elementary School	African American	56%	234
Garfield Elementary School	African American	55.9%	188
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	White	91.4%	244
Hoopeston Area High School	White	78.1%	329
Hoopeston Area Middle School	White	73.3%	255
John Greer Elementary School	White	70.3%	229
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	White	89.1%	632
Liberty Elementary School	African American	50.6%	243
Maple Elementary School	White	76.3%	283
Mark Denman Elementary School	African American	52.7%	584
Mary Miller Junior High School	White	91.3%	206
Meade Park Elementary School	African American	52.6%	249
North Ridge Middle School	African American	45.3%	675
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	White	41%	273
Oakwood Grade School	White	89.7%	447
Oakwood High School	White	91.4%	290
Oakwood Junior High School	White	91.2%	136
Pine Crest Elementary School	White	88.7%	406
Potomac Elementary School	White	90.3%	144
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	White	85.1%	261
Salt Fork High School	White	92.5%	241
Salt Fork Junior High School	White	93.9%	179
Salt Fork North Elementary School	White	95.2%	272
Salt Fork South Elementary School	White	93.9%	165
South View Upper Elementary School	African American	51.5%	612
Southwest Elementary School	White	40.2%	361
Westville High School	White	87.9%	354
Westville Junior High School	White	91.6%	190