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Fulton County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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VIT Junior High School Principal Mr. Mark Darr (2023) | VIT Junior High School

VIT Junior High School Principal Mr. Mark Darr (2023) | VIT Junior High School

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.

Ethnicities in Fulton County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [93.1%]Ethnicities <5% [3.6%]
Students' Ethnicity in Fulton County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Astoria Elementary SchoolWhite97.8%136
Astoria High SchoolWhite98.8%85
Astoria Junior High SchoolWhite98.5%67
Canton High SchoolWhite92.2%638
Central Elementary SchoolWhite97.3%335
Cuba Elementary SchoolWhite91.9%186
Cuba Middle SchoolWhite93.7%79
Cuba Senior High SchoolWhite97.6%124
Eastview Elementary SchoolWhite92%274
Ingersoll Middle SchoolWhite89.4%671
Lewistown Junior/Senior High SchoolWhite97.2%253
Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhite92.5%228
Spoon River Valley Elementary SchoolWhite90.9%121
Spoon River Valley Junior High SchoolWhite98%51
Spoon River Valley Senior High SchoolWhite96.3%82
VIT Elementary SchoolWhite91.1%179
VIT Junior High SchoolWhite92.5%67
VIT Senior High SchoolWhite96.8%94
Westview Elementary SchoolWhite90.1%383

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