Chambana Sun

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

Of the 11,026 students attending Vermilion County schools, 63.4% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.8% of Vermilion County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Vermilion County, representing 64.7% of the student body.

Liberty Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Vermilion County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 2.2% 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
Armstrong High School	White	92.5%	134
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	White	92.9%	84
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	White	92.8%	305
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	White	89.5%	248
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	White	85.1%	363
Danville High School	African American	42.3%	1,147
Edison Elementary School	African American	55%	258
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	White	90.6%	255
Hoopeston Area High School	White	75.8%	330
Hoopeston Area Middle School	White	71.5%	239
John Greer Elementary School	White	75%	232
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	White	87.2%	665
Liberty Elementary School	African American	51.2%	340
Maple Elementary School	White	72.8%	309
Mark Denman Elementary School	African American	53.4%	588
Mary Miller Junior High School	White	89.7%	194
Meade Park Elementary School	African American	55%	280
North Ridge Middle School	African American	44.8%	638
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	White	39.6%	331
Oakwood Grade School	White	87.7%	575
Oakwood High School	White	90.7%	280
Pine Crest Elementary School	White	87.8%	411
Potomac Elementary School	White	89.8%	147
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	White	84.9%	258
Salt Fork High School	White	91.4%	243
Salt Fork Junior High School	White	91.9%	185
Salt Fork North Elementary School	White	93.2%	264
Salt Fork South Elementary School	White	92%	163
South View Upper Elementary School	African American	50%	610
Southwest Elementary School	White	39.8%	442
Westville High School	White	90.2%	338
Westville Junior High School	White	90.6%	170