Peoria Standard

There were 39 Black students enrolled in Fulton County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 0.9% of the 4,243 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Fulton County County, Canton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Canton High School	2.4	616
Ingersoll Middle School	2.2	640
Westview Elementary School	2.7	372
Central Elementary School	0	344
Cuba Elementary School	0	181
Cuba Middle School	0	86
Cuba Senior High School	0	126
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	0	272
Lincoln Elementary School	0	222
Spoon River Valley Elementary School	0	133
Spoon River Valley Junior High School	0	50
Spoon River Valley Senior High School	0	71
VIT Elementary School	0	186
VIT Junior High School	0	70
VIT Senior High School	0	89
Astoria Junior High School	0	66
Eastview Elementary School	0	266
Abingdon-Avon Middle School	0	201
Astoria Elementary School	0	128
Astoria High School	0	71
Avon Elementary School	0	53