West Central Reporter

There were 499 white students enrolled in Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 welcomed 603 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 roughly covers schools within Hancock County and has a main office in Hamilton.

Among the two schools in Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328, Hamilton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 379 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	551	499	90.6%
2021	520	481	92.5%
2020	587	546	93%
2019	594	561	94.4%
2018	603	560	92.9%