McLean County Times

There were 15,027 white students enrolled in McLean County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 64.5% of the 23,309 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 53 schools in McLean County County, Normal Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,235 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	59.1	2,089
Normal Community West High School	69.1	1,565
Bloomington High School	47	1,424
Kingsley Junior High School	67	715
Olympia High School	92.7	491
University High School	71.3	623
Bloomington Junior High School	43.6	996
Heyworth Elementary School	89.6	482
Tri-Valley Middle School	90.9	462
Parkside Junior High School	63.5	650
Leroy Elementary School	93.3	433
Evans Junior High School	53	725
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	90.2	398
Olympia Middle School	93.2	382
Prairieland Elementary School	77.6	459
Chiddix Junior High School	55.4	623
El Paso-Gridley Junior High School	88	374
Grove Elementary School	64.7	496
Thomas Metcalf School	73.3	435
Benjamin Elementary School	51.7	601
Northpoint Elementary School	63.5	485
Tri-Valley Elementary School	91.6	320
Tri-Valley High School	91.4	302
Olympia North Elementary School	88.9	288
Colene Hoose Elementary School	56.6	449
Prairie Central Primary West School	88	274
Oakland Elementary School	50.2	456
Washington Elementary School	63.6	349
Leroy High School	94.5	219
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	62.9	329
Lexington Elementary School	95.4	216
Ridgeview Elementary School	88.7	230
Hudson Elementary School	88.7	230
Parkside Elementary School	61.9	291
Sugar Creek Elementary School	45.2	396
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	37.8	423
Oakdale Elementary School	40.4	369
Towanda Elementary School	80.3	183
Lexington High School	93.5	153
Ridgeview High School	88.8	161
Stevenson Elementary School	35.7	356
Ridgeview Junior High School	92.5	134
Leroy Junior High School	93.8	128
Fairview Elementary School	41.5	289
Bent Elementary School	32.1	371
Fox Creek Elementary School	42.5	268
Irving Elementary School	32.8	335
Lexington Junior High School	94.6	112
Carlock Elementary School	87.6	113
Glenn Elementary School	42	224
Sheridan Elementary School	26.3	354
Eugene Field School	62.7	51
YBMC Charter School	50	28