East Central Reporter

There were 371 white students enrolled in Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 welcomed 716 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 52.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 roughly covers schools within Douglas County and has a main office in Arcola.

Among the two schools in Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306, Arcola Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 220 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	701	371	52.9%
2021	678	371	54.7%
2020	698	382	54.7%
2019	726	391	53.9%
2018	716	381	53.2%