East Central Reporter

There were 546 white students enrolled in Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 welcomed 512 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.

Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 roughly covers schools within Effingham County and has a main office in Dieterich.

Among the two schools in Dieterich Community Unit School District 30, Dieterich Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 326 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	568	546	96.1%
2021	557	537	96.4%
2020	558	538	96.4%
2019	523	507	96.9%
2018	512	490	95.7%