East Central Reporter

There were 2,510 white students enrolled in Edgar County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.7% of the 2,650 students in Edgar County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the six districts in Edgar County, Paris-Union School District 95 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 815 students.

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

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 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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Paris-Union School District 95	92.5%	881
Paris Cooperative High School	99.4%	514
Paris Community Unit School District 4	96.2%	426
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1	92.9%	353
Edgar County Community Unit School District 6	92.7%	301
Kansas Community Unit School District 3	95.4%	175