Kankakee Times

There were 451 white students enrolled in Milford Area Public Schools District 124 schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Milford Area Public Schools District 124 welcomed 597 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Milford Area Public Schools District 124 roughly covers schools within Iroquois County and has a main office in Milford.

Among the two schools in Milford Area Public Schools District 124, Milford Grade School West Campus recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 301 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	509	451	88.6%
2021	468	416	88.9%
2020	536	490	91.4%
2019	551	504	91.5%
2018	597	547	91.6%