West Central Reporter

There were 2,336 white students enrolled in Jacksonville School District 117 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Jacksonville School District 117 welcomed 3,372 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Jacksonville School District 117 roughly covers schools within Morgan County and has a main office in Jacksonville.

Among the nine schools in Jacksonville School District 117, Jacksonville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 674 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	3,131	2,336	74.6%
2021	3,119	2,350	75.3%
2020	3,231	2,439	75.5%
2019	3,440	2,606	75.8%
2018	3,372	2,545	75.5%