McLean County Times

There were 3,080 Black 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 Black students made up 12.9% of the 23,915 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 55 schools in McLean County County, Bloomington High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 339 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bloomington High School	22.5	1,506
Normal Community High School	13.2	2,098
Bloomington Junior High School	24.3	1,056
Normal Community West High School	12.6	1,590
Sheridan Elementary School	44.9	374
Oakdale Elementary School	39.3	392
Kingsley Junior High School	16.3	778
Irving Elementary School	35.9	348
Stevenson Elementary School	34	359
Parkside Junior High School	17.5	650
Fairview Elementary School	37	303
Sugar Creek Elementary School	28.8	385
Chiddix Junior High School	15.5	631
Fox Creek Elementary School	33.1	272
Bent Elementary School	22.6	367
Evans Junior High School	10.9	731
Oakland Elementary School	17.6	442
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	20.2	326
Parkside Elementary School	20	310
Sarah A. Raymond School of Early Educational	27.8	187
Colene Hoose Elementary School	12.7	403
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	9.3	440
Brigham Elementary	18	222
Benjamin Elementary School	6.6	577
Glenn Elementary School	17.4	219
Washington Elementary School	9.9	343
Prairieland Elementary School	6.8	455
University High School	4.9	607
Grove Elementary School	5.6	540
Northpoint Elementary School	4.7	486
Thomas Metcalf School	2.5	399
Carlock Elementary School	0	106
Leroy Elementary School	0	437
Leroy High School	0	222
Leroy Junior High School	0	122
Lexington Elementary School	0	231
Lexington High School	0	148
Lexington Junior High School	0	110
YBMC Charter School	0	18
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	227
Ridgeview Junior High School	0	145
Heyworth Elementary School	0	497
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	0	386
Hudson Elementary School	0	234
El Paso-Gridley Junior High School	0	360
Eugene Field School	0	47
Towanda Elementary School	0	180
Tri-Valley Elementary School	0	323
Tri-Valley High School	0	298
Tri-Valley Middle School	0	458
Olympia High School	0	493
Olympia Middle School	0	382
Olympia North Elementary School	0	290
Prairie Central Primary West School	0	246
Ridgeview High School	0	159