Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.7% of the 5,255 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 21 schools in Livingston County, Pontiac High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 41 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 Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Pontiac High School | 6.3% | 656 |
| Central Elementary School | 8.5% | 340 |
| Dwight Common School | 5.2% | 540 |
| Pontiac Junior High School | 6.6% | 317 |
| Woodland Elementary/Junior High School | 5.5% | 311 |
| Prairie Central High School | 3.4% | 500 |
| Washington Elementary School | 5.7% | 212 |
| Prairie Central Elementary School | 3.3% | 363 |
| Flanagan Elementary School | 4.2% | 240 |
| Prairie Central Upper Elementary School | 4.7% | 215 |
| Cornell Elementary School | 0% | 102 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 0% | 198 |
| Saunemin Elementary School | 0% | 117 |
| Dwight High School | 0% | 201 |
| Woodland High School | 0% | 139 |
| Flanagan-Cornell High School | 0% | 108 |
| Tri-Point High School | 0% | 114 |
| Odell Grade School | 0% | 158 |
| Prairie Central Junior High School | 0% | 231 |
| Prairie Central Primary East School | 0% | 131 |
| Graymont Elementary School | 0% | 62 |
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