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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 95.6% of Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

There were 173 white students enrolled in Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2 in the 2021-22 school year, 12.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2 welcomed 226 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 95.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2 roughly covers schools within Scott County and has a main office in Bluffs.

Among the three schools in Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2, Bluffs Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 77 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.

Ethnicities in Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2 in 2021-22 School Year

White [95.6%]Ethnicities <5% [4.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
202218117395.6%
202121019894.3%
202022021195.9%
201923622796.2%
201822621796%

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