Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Donovan Community Unit School District 3 welcomed 289 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Donovan Community Unit School District 3 roughly covers schools within Iroquois County and has a main office in Donovan.
Among the three schools in Donovan Community Unit School District 3, Donovan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 127 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 | 267 | 236 | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 236 | 204 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 280 | 231 | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 290 | 246 | 84.8% |
| 2018 | 289 | 242 | 83.7% |
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