McLean County Times

There were 14,119 white students enrolled in McLean County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 62.4% of the 22,623 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 52 schools in McLean County, Normal Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,169 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Normal Community High School	56.6%	2,064
Normal Community West High School	66.2%	1,589
Bloomington High School	47.8%	1,288
Olympia High School	93%	487
Kingsley Junior High School	63.9%	685
University High School	68.4%	630
Heyworth Elementary School	89%	464
Tri-Valley Middle School	89.3%	456
Bloomington Junior High School	40.1%	987
Leroy Elementary School	92.2%	411
Evans Junior High School	50.1%	743
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	91.1%	395
Parkside Junior High School	62.2%	579
Prairieland Elementary School	74.2%	477
Chiddix Junior High School	54.4%	643
El Paso-Gridley Junior High School	88.1%	386
Thomas Metcalf School	71%	462
Benjamin Elementary School	50.8%	604
Northpoint Elementary School	62.5%	488
Grove Elementary School	61.1%	489
Tri-Valley High School	94.8%	306
Tri-Valley Elementary School	90.9%	309
Colene Hoose Elementary School	53.1%	473
Olympia North Elementary School	84.3%	287
Washington Elementary School	68.4%	351
Leroy High School	94%	234
Ridgeview Elementary School	86.9%	245
Prairie Central Primary West School	84.9%	245
Lexington Elementary School	93.9%	213
Oakland Elementary School	47.7%	417
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	61.1%	314
Hudson Elementary School	84.3%	223
Sugar Creek Elementary School	45.6%	399
Parkside Elementary School	58.4%	298
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	34%	488
Towanda Elementary School	81.1%	190
Lexington High School	94.8%	155
Ridgeview High School	87.4%	167
Oakdale Elementary School	37.3%	375
Stevenson Elementary School	35.1%	345
Bent Elementary School	30.3%	366
Lexington Junior High School	96.4%	110
Leroy Junior High School	95.4%	109
Ridgeview Junior High School	88.9%	117
Fairview Elementary School	40.4%	255
Fox Creek Elementary School	39.3%	262
Irving Elementary School	32.3%	303
Sheridan Elementary School	27.6%	341
Carlock Elementary School	83.7%	104
Glenn Elementary School	38.2%	228
Eugene Field School	55.8%	43
YBMC Charter School	62.5%	24