East Central Reporter

There were 291 white students enrolled in Clay City Community Unit School District 10 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Clay City Community Unit School District 10 welcomed 328 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 98.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Clay City Community Unit School District 10 roughly covers schools within Clay County and has a main office in Clay City.

Among the three schools in Clay City Community Unit School District 10, Clay City Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 160 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	297	291	98%
2021	298	290	97.3%
2020	328	320	97.6%
2019	310	303	97.7%
2018	328	316	96.3%