Chambana Sun

There were 2,788 white students enrolled in Piatt County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% 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 3,005 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 524 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	96.1	545
Monticello High School	91.3	471
Monticello Middle School	91.5	378
White Heath Elementary School	92.8	263
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	94.1	237
Atwood-Hammond Grade School	93.6	234
Cerro Gordo Junior/Senior High School	93.5	216
Blue Ridge Intermediate and Junior High School	91.9	209
Bement Elementary School	90.4	135
Deland-Weldon Elementary School	92.2	103
Bement High School	88.6	79
Bement Middle School	87.3	71
Deland-Weldon High School	93	43
Deland-Weldon Middle School	90.5	21