East Central Reporter

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

Of the 2,194 students attending Richland County district schools, 91% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.7% of Richland County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Richland County's school district, representing 90.9% of the student body.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school district in the county dropped 1.7% when compared to the previous year.

There is only one school district within Richland County, with its head office located in Olney.

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
East Richland Community Unit School District 1	White	91%	2,194