Peoria Standard

There were 5,489 white students enrolled in Woodford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 90.2% of the 6,084 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 19 schools in Woodford County, Metamora High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 802 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Metamora High School	89.2%	899
Metamora Grade School	90.9%	835
Eureka High School	93.7%	473
Germantown Hills Elementary School	90.6%	456
Eureka Middle School	89.7%	456
Davenport Elementary School	90.4%	416
Germantown Hills Middle School	88.6%	369
El Paso-Gridley High School	89.3%	336
Fieldcrest High School	86.1%	274
Jefferson Park School	91.5%	258
Fieldcrest Primary School	93.4%	198
Riverview Elementary School	83.5%	206
Centennial School	87%	169
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School	94.8%	154
Sowers Elementary School	91.6%	155
Roanoke-Benson High School	92%	137
Roanoke-Benson Junior High School	91.2%	136
Congerville Elementary School	89.8%	88
Goodfield Elementary School	97.1%	69