East Central Reporter

There were 952 white students enrolled in Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 in the 2021-22 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 welcomed 1,056 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 96.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 roughly covers schools within Cumberland County and has a main office in Toledo.

Among the three schools in Cumberland Community Unit School District 77, Cumberland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 393 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	988	952	96.4%
2021	997	962	96.5%
2020	1,037	1,008	97.2%
2019	1,044	1,019	97.6%
2018	1,056	1,029	97.4%