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There were 1,964 white students enrolled in Dixon Unit School District 170 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Dixon Unit School District 170 welcomed 2,716 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Dixon Unit School District 170 roughly covers schools within Lee County and has a main office in Dixon.

Among the five schools in Dixon Unit School District 170, Dixon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 627 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	2,463	1,964	79.7%
2021	2,465	1,990	80.7%
2020	2,588	2,110	81.5%
2019	2,733	2,244	82.1%
2018	2,716	2,216	81.6%