East Central Reporter

There were 981 white students enrolled in Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20 in the 2021-22 school year, 7.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20 welcomed 1,210 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20 roughly covers schools within Lawrence County and has a main office in Lawrenceville.

Among the three schools in Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20, Parkside Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 460 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	1,082	981	90.7%
2021	1,144	1,057	92.4%
2020	1,160	1,065	91.8%
2019	1,161	1,081	93.1%
2018	1,210	1,144	94.5%