West Central Reporter

There were 564 white students enrolled in West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 welcomed 608 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 97.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 roughly covers schools within McDonough County and has a main office in Colchester.

Among the four schools in West Prairie Community Unit School District 103, West Prairie South Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 180 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	580	564	97.2%
2021	594	574	96.6%
2020	621	595	95.8%
2019	598	577	96.5%
2018	608	586	96.4%