Peoria Standard

The majority of students in Fulton County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 4,053 students attending Fulton County schools, 93.1% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.9% of Fulton County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Fulton County, representing 94.5% of the student body.

Canton High School and Ingersoll Middle School had the most diverse student body in Fulton County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.2% when 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.

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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Astoria Elementary School	White	97.8%	136
Astoria High School	White	98.8%	85
Astoria Junior High School	White	98.5%	67
Canton High School	White	92.2%	638
Central Elementary School	White	97.3%	335
Cuba Elementary School	White	91.9%	186
Cuba Middle School	White	93.7%	79
Cuba Senior High School	White	97.6%	124
Eastview Elementary School	White	92%	274
Ingersoll Middle School	White	89.4%	671
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	White	97.2%	253
Lincoln Elementary School	White	92.5%	228
Spoon River Valley Elementary School	White	90.9%	121
Spoon River Valley Junior High School	White	98%	51
Spoon River Valley Senior High School	White	96.3%	82
VIT Elementary School	White	91.1%	179
VIT Junior High School	White	92.5%	67
VIT Senior High School	White	96.8%	94
Westview Elementary School	White	90.1%	383