West Central Reporter

There were 1,398 white students enrolled in Macomb Community Unit School District 185 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Macomb Community Unit School District 185 welcomed 2,076 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 72.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Macomb Community Unit School District 185 roughly covers schools within McDonough County and has a main office in Macomb.

Among the five schools in Macomb Community Unit School District 185, Macomb Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 433 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	1,924	1,398	72.7%
2021	1,869	1,415	75.7%
2020	2,020	1,531	75.8%
2019	2,064	1,539	74.6%
2018	2,076	1,570	75.6%