Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 13.2% of Wilmington Middle School’s student body in 2022-23 school year

There were 38 Hispanic students enrolled in Wilmington Middle School in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that the school welcomed 288 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the school.

The school is located in Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U with a central office in Wilmington.

Among the four schools in Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U, Wilmington High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 403 students.

Illinois registered one of the largest enrollment drops during the pandemic. Since 2020, the Prarie State lost nearly 118,000 students, further intensifying a decline trend established since 2013.