West Central Reporter

There were 392 white students enrolled in Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 welcomed 453 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 97.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 roughly covers schools within Greene County and has a main office in Greenfield.

Among the two schools in Greenfield Community Unit School District 10, Greenfield Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 269 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	403	392	97.3%
2021	415	408	98.3%
2020	429	424	98.8%
2019	447	440	98.4%
2018	453	440	97.1%