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Woodford County: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

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

Of the 6,098 students attending Woodford County schools, 90.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.3% of Woodford County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Woodford County, representing 90.9% of the student body.

Metamora High School had the most diverse student body in Woodford 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 1.4% 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.

Ethnic Diversity in Woodford County in 2022-23 School Year
White [90.8%]Ethnicities <5% [6.7%]
Students' Ethnicity in Woodford County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Centennial SchoolWhite86.8%151
Congerville Elementary SchoolWhite92.2%90
Davenport Elementary SchoolWhite91%402
El Paso-Gridley High SchoolWhite89.2%362
Eureka High SchoolWhite93.7%463
Eureka Middle SchoolWhite93.1%476
Fieldcrest High SchoolWhite87.3%260
Fieldcrest Primary SchoolWhite91.7%193
Germantown Hills Elementary SchoolWhite89.2%455
Germantown Hills Middle SchoolWhite89.4%368
Goodfield Elementary SchoolWhite100%72
Jefferson Park SchoolWhite89%291
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High SchoolWhite94.4%142
Metamora Grade SchoolWhite92.2%823
Metamora High SchoolWhite89%893
Riverview Elementary SchoolWhite86.3%233
Roanoke-Benson High SchoolWhite96.1%129
Roanoke-Benson Junior High SchoolWhite91.8%147
Sowers Elementary SchoolWhite95.9%148

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