Macon Reporter

There were 1,553 white students enrolled in Moultrie County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.2% of the 1,649 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the six schools in Moultrie County County, Sullivan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 450 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sullivan Elementary School	93.2	483
Sullivan High School	92.1	340
Sullivan Middle School	93.7	331
Okaw Valley Elementary School	97.7	172
Okaw Valley High School	98.8	166
Lovington Grade School	94.3	157