Margo Empen Superintendent at Dixon Unit School District 170 | Official Website
Margo Empen Superintendent at Dixon Unit School District 170 | Official Website
Data showed that Asian students made up 0.5% of the 3,848 students in Lee County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the five districts in Lee County, Dixon Unit School District 170 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 20 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Unit School District 170 | 0.8% | 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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