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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 88.2% of Carroll County’s districts student body in 2021-22 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

There were 1,737 white students enrolled in Carroll County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 88.2% of the 1,969 students in Carroll County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the three districts in Carroll County, West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 773 students.

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

Ethnicities in Carroll County in 2021-22 School Year
White [88.2%]Hispanic [7.2%]Ethnicities <5 [3.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Carroll County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Carroll Community Unit School District 31485.3%906
Eastland Community Unit School District 30889.8%706
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 39992.4%357

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