East Central Reporter

The majority of students in Shelby County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,944 students attending Shelby County district schools, 96% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.5% of Shelby County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Shelby County districts, representing 96.1% of the student body.

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 had the most diverse student body in the Shelby County, including Asian, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Shelby County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Central A & M Community Unit School District 21	White	96.1%	694
Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A	White	97.7%	298
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4	White	95.6%	1,212
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit School District 5A	White	96.8%	401
Windsor Community Unit School District 1	White	94.7%	339