Stockton Community Unit School District 206 Principal Mr. James Bunting (2023) | Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Stockton Community Unit School District 206 Principal Mr. James Bunting (2023) | Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Data showed that Black students made up 0.9% of the 3,109 students in Jo Daviess County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.
Among the six districts in Jo Daviess County, Galena Unit School District 120 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 18 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jo Daviess 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 | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Galena Unit School District 120 | 2.1 | 863 |
| East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 | 1.6 | 634 |
| River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 | 0 | 441 |
| Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 | 0 | 267 |
| Stockton Community Unit School District 206 | 0 | 537 |
| Warren Community Unit School District 205 | 0 | 367 |
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