Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that white students made up 94.7% of the 2,658 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the six districts in Edgar County, Paris-Union School District 95 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 796 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 | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Paris-Union School District 95 | 92.7% | 859 |
| Paris Cooperative High School | 97.6% | 544 |
| Paris Community Unit School District 4 | 96.5% | 434 |
| Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 | 93.2% | 354 |
| Edgar County Community Unit School District 6 | 94.9% | 294 |
| Kansas Community Unit School District 3 | 93.1% | 173 |
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