Peoria Standard

There were 5,540 white students enrolled in Woodford County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 90.8% of the 6,098 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Woodford County County, Metamora High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 795 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
Metamora High School	89	893
Metamora Grade School	92.2	823
Eureka Middle School	93.1	476
Eureka High School	93.7	463
Germantown Hills Elementary School	89.2	455
Davenport Elementary School	91	402
Germantown Hills Middle School	89.4	368
El Paso-Gridley High School	89.2	362
Jefferson Park School	89	291
Fieldcrest High School	87.3	260
Riverview Elementary School	86.3	233
Fieldcrest Primary School	91.7	193
Sowers Elementary School	95.9	148
Roanoke-Benson Junior High School	91.8	147
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School	94.4	142
Centennial School	86.8	151
Roanoke-Benson High School	96.1	129
Congerville Elementary School	92.2	90
Goodfield Elementary School	100	72