Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.6% of them were girls, and 49.4% were boys.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 85.3% of the West Carroll Community Unit School District 314's total enrollment.
Among the three districts in Carroll County, Eastland Community Unit School District 308 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 706 students, while Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 welcomed 357 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 roughly covers schools within Carroll County with its main office in Mount Carroll.
In the previous school year, West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 also had the highest number of students among Carroll County districts.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 | Mount Carroll | 906 |
| Eastland Community Unit School District 308 | Shannon | 706 |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 | Milledgeville | 357 |
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