Kankakee Times

There were 542 white students enrolled in Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 welcomed 1,014 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 64.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 roughly covers schools within Iroquois County and has a main office in Gilman.

Among the five schools in Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10, Iroquois West High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 197 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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	841	542	64.4%
2021	855	547	64%
2020	926	605	65.3%
2019	996	638	64.1%
2018	1,014	636	62.7%