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Oakland Community Unit School District 5 Education: 252 white students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

There were 252 white students enrolled in Oakland Community Unit School District 5 in the 2021-22 school year, 12.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Oakland Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 265 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 98.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Oakland Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Coles County and has a main office in Oakland.

Among the two schools in Oakland Community Unit School District 5, Lake Crest Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 184 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.

Ethnicities in Oakland Community Unit School District 5 in 2021-22 School Year

White [98.1%]Ethnicities <5% [1.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Oakland Community Unit School District 5 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
202225725298.1%
202124022493.3%
202025423492.1%
201926124393.1%
201826525094.3%

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