East Central Reporter

There were 557 white students enrolled in Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 welcomed 656 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 roughly covers schools within Douglas County and has a main office in Villa Grove.

Among the three schools in Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302, Villa Grove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 286 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	609	557	91.5%
2021	600	559	93.2%
2020	632	602	95.3%
2019	668	639	95.7%
2018	656	623	95%