IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Black students made up 2.2% of the 3,848 students in Lee County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.
Among the five districts in Lee County, Dixon Unit School District 170 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 86 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Unit School District 170 | 3.5 | 2,463 |
| Amboy Community Unit School District 272 | 0 | 721 |
| Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 | 0 | 484 |
| Steward Elementary School District 220 | 0 | 66 |
| Lee Center Community Unit School District 271 | 0 | 114 |
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