Kankakee Times

There were 3,104 white students enrolled in Iroquois County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 81.7% of the 3,799 students in Iroquois County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Central Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 845 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Central Community Unit School District 4	89.1%	948
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9	81.6%	904
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10	64.4%	841
Milford Area Public Schools District 124	88.6%	509
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6	92%	264
Donovan Community Unit School District 3	88.4%	267
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249	74.2%	66