East Central Reporter

There were 862 white students enrolled in Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 in the 2021-22 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 welcomed 938 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 roughly covers schools within Douglas County and has a main office in Tuscola.

Among the three schools in Tuscola Community Unit School District 301, North Ward Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 344 students.

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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	947	862	91%
2021	938	837	89.2%
2020	987	893	90.5%
2019	954	880	92.2%
2018	938	870	92.8%