McLean County Times

The majority of students in Livingston County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,791 students attending Livingston County schools, 85% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.3% of Livingston County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Livingston County, representing 85.6% of the student body.

Pontiac Junior High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 72.4% white students, 17.2% Hispanic students, 5.6% multiracial students, and 4.5% African American students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.4% when 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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Central Elementary School	White	76.6%	325
Cornell Elementary School	White	92.9%	98
Dwight Common School	White	83.4%	511
Dwight High School	White	87.3%	220
Flanagan Elementary School	White	89.7%	194
Flanagan-Cornell High School	White	89.2%	120
Graymont Elementary School	White	89.8%	49
Lincoln Elementary School	White	79.4%	218
Odell Grade School	White	96.9%	162
Pontiac High School	White	83%	678
Pontiac Junior High School	White	72.4%	337
Prairie Central Elementary School	White	88.5%	347
Prairie Central High School	White	89.7%	514
Prairie Central Junior High School	White	84.3%	254
Prairie Central Primary East School	White	78.9%	142
Prairie Central Primary West School	White	88.6%	246
Prairie Central Upper Elementary School	White	86.4%	220
Saunemin Elementary School	White	92.9%	126
Tri Point Elementary School	White	88.2%	119
Tri-Point High School	White	82.7%	110
Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary	White	85.1%	134
Washington Elementary School	White	76%	225
Woodland Elementary/Junior High School	White	89.7%	302
Woodland High School	White	92.9%	140