Chambana Sun

There were 6,787 white students enrolled in Vermilion County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 62.3% of the 10,901 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 32 schools in Vermilion County, Judith Giacoma Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 534 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
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	84.4%	633
Oakwood Grade School	87.6%	547
Danville High School	35%	1,150
Pine Crest Elementary School	84.9%	403
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	85.4%	363
Westville High School	90.4%	333
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	89.2%	296
Salt Fork North Elementary School	92.1%	280
Oakwood High School	91.6%	273
Hoopeston Area High School	73.8%	321
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	82.1%	280
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	87.9%	248
Maple Elementary School	72.7%	297
Salt Fork High School	91.3%	229
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	87.9%	232
North Ridge Middle School	29.7%	653
Salt Fork Junior High School	93.4%	198
John Greer Elementary School	76.8%	237
Mary Miller Junior High School	85.9%	199
Southwest Elementary School	44%	382
South View Upper Elementary School	25.7%	631
Hoopeston Area Middle School	71.9%	221
Westville Junior High School	90.3%	176
Mark Denman Elementary School	25.3%	581
Salt Fork South Elementary School	91.6%	154
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	41.5%	328
Potomac Elementary School	90.1%	131
Armstrong High School	91.2%	114
Meade Park Elementary School	29.5%	312
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	88.4%	86
Liberty Elementary School	20.8%	360
Edison Elementary School	25.3%	253