Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that white students made up 80.7% of the 3,781 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Central Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 842 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 | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Central Community Unit School District 4 | 88.2% | 955 |
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 | 80.2% | 865 |
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 | 65.2% | 833 |
Milford Area Public Schools District 124 | 85.2% | 501 |
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 | 90% | 281 |
Donovan Community Unit School District 3 | 85.7% | 280 |
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249 | 80.3% | 66 |