East Central Reporter

There were 667 white students enrolled in Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 welcomed 714 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 96.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 roughly covers schools within Shelby County and has a main office in Assumption.

Among the four schools in Central A & M Community Unit School District 21, Central A&M High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 216 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	694	667	96.1%
2021	667	640	96%
2020	716	680	95%
2019	713	678	95.1%
2018	714	675	94.5%