Peoria Standard

There were 778 white students enrolled in Stark County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 91.9% of the 847 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the five schools in Stark County County, Stark County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 275 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
Stark County Elementary School	92.6	297
Stark County High School	91.6	227
Stark County Junior High School	91.7	144
Bradford Grade School	90.4	135
Bradford Junior High School	93.2	44