West Central Reporter

There were 181 white students enrolled in Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11 welcomed 201 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11 roughly covers schools within Morgan County and has a main office in Meredosia.

Among the three schools in Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11, Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 116 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	193	181	93.8%
2021	198	176	88.9%
2020	200	188	94%
2019	198	187	94.4%
2018	201	192	95.5%