Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School Principal Mr. Justin Kean (2023) | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School Principal Mr. Justin Kean (2023) | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School
Data showed that Black students made up 0.4% of the 2,486 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the eight schools in Ford County County, Clara Peterson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 11 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Peterson Elementary School | 1.9 | 571 |
| Tri Point Elementary School | 0 | 119 |
| Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary | 0 | 134 |
| Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School | 0 | 413 |
| Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School | 0 | 292 |
| Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Elementary School | 0 | 478 |
| Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School | 0 | 277 |
| Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School | 0 | 202 |
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