Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 Principal William Mulvaney (2023) | Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 Principal William Mulvaney (2023) | Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61
Of the 11,178 students attending Vermilion County district schools, 64% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20.1% of Vermilion County's districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Vermilion County districts, representing 64.4% of the student body.
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 had the most diverse student body in the Vermilion County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and white.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.8% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Vermilion County.
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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Township High School District 225 | White | 91.9% | 135 |
| Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 | White | 94% | 83 |
| Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District | White | 90.8% | 575 |
| Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School | White | 87.7% | 357 |
| Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 | African American | 45.5% | 4,765 |
| Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 | White | 90.1% | 856 |
| Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 | White | 74.9% | 1,096 |
| Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 | White | 90.5% | 873 |
| Potomac Community Unit School District 10 | White | 90.3% | 144 |
| Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 | White | 85.1% | 261 |
| Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 | White | 93.9% | 857 |
| Westville Community Unit School District 2 | White | 89.1% | 1,176 |
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