West Central Reporter

There were 161 white students enrolled in Dallas Elementary School District 327 in the 2021-22 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Dallas Elementary School District 327 welcomed 183 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Dallas Elementary School District 327 roughly covers schools within Hancock County and has a main office in Dallas City.

Dallas City Elementary School is the only one school in the Dallas Elementary School District 327 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 161 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	178	161	90.4%
2021	182	166	91.2%
2020	193	175	90.7%
2019	191	175	91.6%
2018	183	168	91.8%