NW Illinois News

There were 1,718 white students enrolled in Carroll County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 88.1% of the 1,951 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the three districts in Carroll County, West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 757 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.

District	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314	85.4%	886
Eastland Community Unit School District 308	89.8%	697
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399	91%	368