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There were 2,782 white students enrolled in Piatt County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 92.5% of the 3,008 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Piatt County, Washington School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 529 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Washington School	95%	557
Monticello High School	89.6%	471
Monticello Middle School	93.6%	377
White Heath Elementary School	93.2%	263
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	91.2%	239
Atwood-Hammond Grade School	94.3%	229
Blue Ridge Intermediate and Junior High School	94.4%	213
Cerro Gordo Junior/Senior High School	93.7%	205
Bement Elementary School	88.7%	133
Deland-Weldon Elementary School	89.3%	103
Bement High School	86.7%	90
Bement Middle School	92.3%	65
Deland-Weldon High School	94.9%	39
Deland-Weldon Middle School	87.5%	24