Chambana Sun

There were 2,751 white students enrolled in Piatt County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 9.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 92.8% of the 2,966 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Piatt County County, Washington School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 507 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
Washington School	96	528
Monticello High School	92.6	475
Monticello Middle School	92.1	342
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	95.7	256
Atwood-Hammond Grade School	93	256
White Heath Elementary School	92.5	252
Blue Ridge Intermediate and Junior High School	90.7	204
Cerro Gordo Junior/Senior High School	91.1	191
Bement Elementary School	92	137
Deland-Weldon Elementary School	86.9	99
Bement High School	88	83
Bement Middle School	87.5	64
Deland-Weldon High School	94.4	54
Deland-Weldon Middle School	88	25