Chambana Sun

The majority of students in Piatt County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,005 students attending Piatt County schools, 92.8% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.6% of Piatt County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Piatt County, representing 92.8% of the student body.

Monticello Middle School had the most diverse student body in Piatt County, including African American, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 1.3% compared to the previous year.

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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Atwood-Hammond Grade School	White	93.6%	234
Bement Elementary School	White	90.4%	135
Bement High School	White	88.6%	79
Bement Middle School	White	87.3%	71
Blue Ridge Intermediate and Junior High School	White	91.9%	209
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	White	94.1%	237
Cerro Gordo Junior/Senior High School	White	93.5%	216
Deland-Weldon Elementary School	White	92.2%	103
Deland-Weldon High School	White	93%	43
Deland-Weldon Middle School	White	90.5%	21
Monticello High School	White	91.3%	471
Monticello Middle School	White	91.5%	378
Washington School	White	96.1%	545
White Heath Elementary School	White	92.8%	263