West Central Reporter

There were 401 white students enrolled in Carthage Elementary School District 317 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Carthage Elementary School District 317 welcomed 436 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.

Carthage Elementary School District 317 roughly covers schools within Hancock County and has a main office in Carthage.

Among the two schools in Carthage Elementary School District 317, Carthage Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 267 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	428	401	93.7%
2021	428	402	93.9%
2020	456	431	94.5%
2019	413	399	96.6%
2018	436	422	96.8%