Kankakee Times

There were 27 Black students enrolled in Iroquois County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 0.7% of the 3,799 students in Iroquois County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 17 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Iroquois County.

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.

District	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9	1.9	904
Milford Area Public Schools District 124	2	509
Central Community Unit School District 4	0	948
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6	0	264
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249	0	66
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10	0	841
Donovan Community Unit School District 3	0	267