West Central Reporter

There were 458 white students enrolled in Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 in the 2021-22 school year, 6.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 545 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Greene County and has a main office in Carrollton.

Among the two schools in Carrollton Community Unit School District 1, Carrollton Grade School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 281 students.

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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	489	458	93.7%
2021	521	492	94.4%
2020	535	513	95.9%
2019	550	516	93.8%
2018	545	514	94.3%