East Central Reporter

There were 1,039 white students enrolled in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 welcomed 1,061 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 97.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 roughly covers schools within Effingham County and has a main office in Teutopolis.

Among the three schools in Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50, Teutopolis Grade School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 562 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	1,063	1,039	97.7%
2021	1,050	1,032	98.3%
2020	1,048	1,029	98.2%
2019	1,054	1,034	98.1%
2018	1,061	1,040	98%