Chambana Sun

There were 2,186 Black students enrolled in Vermilion County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 20.1% of the 10,901 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 32 schools in Vermilion County, Danville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 494 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Danville High School	43%	1,150
South View Upper Elementary School	50.7%	631
Mark Denman Elementary School	51.8%	581
North Ridge Middle School	45.9%	653
Liberty Elementary School	50.3%	360
Meade Park Elementary School	49%	312
Edison Elementary School	53.4%	253
Southwest Elementary School	32.2%	382
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	29.6%	328
John Greer Elementary School	6.8%	237
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	2.4%	633
Maple Elementary School	5.1%	297
Hoopeston Area High School	4.4%	321
Hoopeston Area Middle School	5%	221
Oakwood Grade School	2%	547
Salt Fork High School	0%	229
Salt Fork Junior High School	0%	198
Salt Fork North Elementary School	0%	280
Salt Fork South Elementary School	0%	154
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	0%	280
Westville High School	0%	333
Westville Junior High School	0%	176
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	0%	296
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	0%	248
Mary Miller Junior High School	0%	199
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	0%	363
Oakwood High School	0%	273
Pine Crest Elementary School	0%	403
Potomac Elementary School	0%	131
Armstrong High School	0%	114
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	0%	86
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	0%	232