Metro East Sun

There were 2,259 white students enrolled in Jersey County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 93.7% of the 2,412 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the five schools in Jersey County County, Jersey Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 918 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
Jersey Community High School	94.4	972
Jersey Community Middle School	93.5	493
Jerseyville East Elementary School	93.9	426
Jerseyville West Elementary School	91.5	342
Grafton Elementary School	93.3	179