Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Meridian Community Unit School District 223 welcomed 1,664 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Meridian Community Unit School District 223 roughly covers schools within Ogle County and has a main office in Stillman Valley.
Among the four schools in Meridian Community Unit School District 223, Stillman Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 387 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 | 1,418 | 1,190 | 83.9% |
| 2021 | 1,476 | 1,219 | 82.6% |
| 2020 | 1,584 | 1,316 | 83.1% |
| 2019 | 1,642 | 1,384 | 84.3% |
| 2018 | 1,664 | 1,394 | 83.8% |
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