Peoria Standard

There were 3,991 white students enrolled in Fulton County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 92.8% of the 4,301 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Fulton County County, Ingersoll Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 600 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
Ingersoll Middle School	89.4	671
Canton High School	92.2	638
Westview Elementary School	90.1	383
Central Elementary School	97.3	335
Eastview Elementary School	92	274
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	97.2	253
Lincoln Elementary School	92.5	228
Abingdon-Avon Middle School	87.1	201
Cuba Elementary School	91.9	186
VIT Elementary School	91.1	179
Astoria Elementary School	97.8	136
Cuba Senior High School	97.6	124
Spoon River Valley Elementary School	90.9	121
VIT Senior High School	96.8	94
Astoria High School	98.8	85
Spoon River Valley Senior High School	96.3	82
Cuba Middle School	93.7	79
Astoria Junior High School	98.5	67
VIT Junior High School	92.5	67
Spoon River Valley Junior High School	98	51
Avon Elementary School	93.6	47