Chambana Sun

There were 7,138 white students enrolled in Vermilion County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 64.3% of the 11,109 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 34 schools in Vermilion County County, Judith Giacoma Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 563 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	89.1	632
Danville High School	38.2	1,277
Oakwood Grade School	89.7	447
Pine Crest Elementary School	88.7	406
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	87.7	357
Westville High School	87.9	354
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	91.7	301
Oakwood High School	91.4	290
Salt Fork North Elementary School	95.2	272
Hoopeston Area High School	78.1	329
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	89.8	274
North Ridge Middle School	34.2	675
Salt Fork High School	92.5	241
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	91.4	244
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	85.1	261
Maple Elementary School	76.3	283
Mary Miller Junior High School	91.3	206
Hoopeston Area Middle School	73.3	255
Westville Junior High School	91.6	190
Salt Fork Junior High School	93.9	179
South View Upper Elementary School	27.3	612
John Greer Elementary School	70.3	229
Salt Fork South Elementary School	93.9	165
Mark Denman Elementary School	26	584
Southwest Elementary School	40.2	361
Potomac Elementary School	90.3	144
Oakwood Junior High School	91.2	136
Armstrong High School	91.9	135
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	41	273
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	94	83
Meade Park Elementary School	26.9	249
Edison Elementary School	27.8	234
Liberty Elementary School	21.8	243
Garfield Elementary School	18.1	188