East Central Reporter

There were 2,023 white students enrolled in Effingham Community Unit School District 40 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Effingham Community Unit School District 40 welcomed 2,510 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Effingham Community Unit School District 40 roughly covers schools within Effingham County and has a main office in Effingham.

Among the five schools in Effingham Community Unit School District 40, Effingham High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 646 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	2,294	2,023	88.2%
2021	2,334	2,054	88%
2020	2,409	2,175	90.3%
2019	2,517	2,275	90.4%
2018	2,510	2,271	90.5%