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The majority of students in Jo Daviess County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,109 students attending Jo Daviess County district schools, 86.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 7.7% of Jo Daviess County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Jo Daviess County districts, representing 88.4% of the student body.

East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 and Galena Unit School District 120 had the most diverse student body in the Jo Daviess County, including African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119	White	88%	634
Galena Unit School District 120	White	80.9%	863
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210	White	86.2%	441
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211	White	93.3%	267
Stockton Community Unit School District 206	White	88.5%	537
Warren Community Unit School District 205	White	93.2%	367