East Central Reporter

There were 548 white students enrolled in North Clay Community Unit School District 25 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that North Clay Community Unit School District 25 welcomed 640 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 95.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

North Clay Community Unit School District 25 roughly covers schools within Clay County and has a main office in Louisville.

Among the two schools in North Clay Community Unit School District 25, North Clay Elementary/Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 370 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	572	548	95.8%
2021	555	530	95.5%
2020	589	567	96.3%
2019	608	588	96.7%
2018	640	618	96.6%