Peoria Standard

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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Centennial School	White	86.8%	151
Congerville Elementary School	White	92.2%	90
Davenport Elementary School	White	91%	402
El Paso-Gridley High School	White	89.2%	362
Eureka High School	White	93.7%	463
Eureka Middle School	White	93.1%	476
Fieldcrest High School	White	87.3%	260
Fieldcrest Primary School	White	91.7%	193
Germantown Hills Elementary School	White	89.2%	455
Germantown Hills Middle School	White	89.4%	368
Goodfield Elementary School	White	100%	72
Jefferson Park School	White	89%	291
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School	White	94.4%	142
Metamora Grade School	White	92.2%	823
Metamora High School	White	89%	893
Riverview Elementary School	White	86.3%	233
Roanoke-Benson High School	White	96.1%	129
Roanoke-Benson Junior High School	White	91.8%	147
Sowers Elementary School	White	95.9%	148