Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 90.2% of the Arthur Community Unit School District 305's total enrollment.
Among the four districts in Douglas County, Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 947 students, while Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 welcomed 701 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Arthur Community Unit School District 305 roughly covers schools within Douglas County with its main office in Arthur.
In the previous school year, Arthur Community Unit School District 305 also had the highest number of students among Douglas County districts.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Community Unit School District 305 | Arthur | 1,024 |
| Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 | Tuscola | 947 |
| Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 | Arcola | 701 |
| Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 | Villa Grove | 609 |
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