McLean County Times

There were 15,495 white students enrolled in McLean County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 64.8% of the 23,915 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 55 schools in McLean County County, Normal Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,276 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Normal Community High School	60.8	2,098
Normal Community West High School	70.9	1,590
Bloomington High School	47.5	1,506
Kingsley Junior High School	65.8	778
Bloomington Junior High School	46.2	1,056
Olympia High School	92.9	493
Heyworth Elementary School	90.7	497
University High School	73.8	607
Tri-Valley Middle School	91.9	458
Parkside Junior High School	64.3	650
Evans Junior High School	56.8	731
Leroy Elementary School	92	437
Chiddix Junior High School	59.3	631
Grove Elementary School	66.9	540
Prairieland Elementary School	78.9	455
Olympia Middle School	92.1	382
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	89.9	386
El Paso-Gridley Junior High School	88.1	360
Northpoint Elementary School	63.6	486
Tri-Valley Elementary School	94.7	323
Benjamin Elementary School	52.2	577
Thomas Metcalf School	74.4	399
Tri-Valley High School	91.3	298
Olympia North Elementary School	91	290
Oakland Elementary School	56.1	442
Colene Hoose Elementary School	57.3	403
Washington Elementary School	65.9	343
Lexington Elementary School	95.2	231
Prairie Central Primary West School	88.6	246
Leroy High School	96.8	222
Hudson Elementary School	89.7	234
Ridgeview Elementary School	92.1	227
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	60.4	326
Parkside Elementary School	58.7	310
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	40.5	440
Oakdale Elementary School	44.4	392
Sugar Creek Elementary School	44.2	385
Towanda Elementary School	84.4	180
Lexington High School	92.6	148
Ridgeview High School	86.2	159
Stevenson Elementary School	37.3	359
Ridgeview Junior High School	90.3	145
Fairview Elementary School	41.6	303
Fox Creek Elementary School	43	272
Irving Elementary School	33.3	348
Leroy Junior High School	94.3	122
Bent Elementary School	30	367
Lexington Junior High School	93.6	110
Glenn Elementary School	47	219
Sheridan Elementary School	27	374
Carlock Elementary School	85.8	106
Brigham Elementary	31.1	222
Sarah A. Raymond School of Early Educational	30.5	187
Eugene Field School	57.4	47
YBMC Charter School	0	18