Abingdon-Avon High School Principal Kristi Anderson (2023) | Abingdon-Avon High School
Abingdon-Avon High School Principal Kristi Anderson (2023) | Abingdon-Avon High School
Of the 6,677 students attending Knox County schools, 71.2% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.2% of Knox County students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Knox County, representing 70.9% of the student body.
Bright Futures Pre-K Program had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 45.9% white students, 29.1% African American students, 14.5% multiracial students, and 9.9% Hispanic students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon-Avon High School | White | 91.5% | 272 |
| Abingdon-Avon Middle School | White | 87.1% | 201 |
| Avon Elementary School | White | 93.6% | 47 |
| Bright Futures Pre-K Program | White | 45.9% | 172 |
| Churchill Junior High School | White | 58% | 579 |
| Galesburg High School | White | 61.9% | 1,222 |
| Hedding Grade School | White | 84.9% | 365 |
| King Elementary School | White | 53.3% | 503 |
| Knoxville Junior High School | White | 91.2% | 262 |
| Knoxville Senior High School | White | 93.9% | 328 |
| Lombard Middle School | White | 58.8% | 551 |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School | White | 90.6% | 394 |
| ROWVA Elementary School | White | 92% | 352 |
| ROWVA Junior/Senior High School | White | 92.3% | 271 |
| Silas Willard Elementary School | White | 55% | 420 |
| Steele School | White | 52% | 454 |
| Williamsfield Elementary School | White | 93% | 114 |
| Williamsfield High School | White | 93.3% | 89 |
| Williamsfield Middle School | White | 95.1% | 81 |
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