Peoria Standard

The majority of students in Fulton County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 4,243 students attending Fulton County schools, 92.4% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.6% of Fulton County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Fulton County, representing 92.8% of the student body.

Canton High School and Ingersoll Middle School had the most diverse student body in Fulton County, including African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.3% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abingdon-Avon Middle School	White	83.6%	201
Astoria Elementary School	White	96.9%	128
Astoria High School	White	98.6%	71
Astoria Junior High School	White	95.5%	66
Avon Elementary School	White	92.5%	53
Canton High School	White	90.1%	616
Central Elementary School	White	96.2%	344
Cuba Elementary School	White	95.6%	181
Cuba Middle School	White	91.9%	86
Cuba Senior High School	White	96.8%	126
Eastview Elementary School	White	90.6%	266
Ingersoll Middle School	White	90.8%	640
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	White	96.3%	272
Lincoln Elementary School	White	91.4%	222
Spoon River Valley Elementary School	White	90.2%	133
Spoon River Valley Junior High School	White	94%	50
Spoon River Valley Senior High School	White	97.2%	71
VIT Elementary School	White	94.6%	186
VIT Junior High School	White	90%	70
VIT Senior High School	White	93.3%	89
Westview Elementary School	White	92.2%	372