Peoria Standard

There were 3,804 white students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 92.2% of the 4,125 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Fulton County, Ingersoll Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 544 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
Ingersoll Middle School	90.5%	601
Canton High School	90.4%	581
Westview Elementary School	92%	361
Central Elementary School	96%	327
Eastview Elementary School	90.5%	283
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	95.8%	263
Lincoln Elementary School	91.3%	229
Cuba Elementary School	95.8%	192
VIT Elementary School	94.9%	175
Abingdon-Avon Middle School	82.6%	190
Astoria Elementary School	96.2%	133
Spoon River Valley Elementary School	88.7%	141
Cuba Senior High School	95%	121
Astoria High School	97.5%	80
Cuba Middle School	96.3%	80
VIT Senior High School	93.8%	81
VIT Junior High School	91%	78
Spoon River Valley Senior High School	93.7%	63
Astoria Junior High School	98.2%	56
Spoon River Valley Junior High School	91.1%	45
Avon Elementary School	88.9%	45