Peoria Standard

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

Of the 854 students attending Stark County schools, 92.7% were white.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Stark County, representing 93.9% of the student body.

During the 2021-22 school year, all schools in Stark County had a predominantly single-race student body, consisting of white students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 4.5% 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
Bradford Grade School	White	94%	116
Bradford Junior High School	White	88.2%	51
Stark County Elementary School	White	93.6%	313
Stark County High School	White	92%	226
Stark County Junior High School	White	92.6%	148