West Central Reporter

There were 329 white students enrolled in Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3 in the 2021-22 school year, 8.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3 welcomed 315 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 96.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3 roughly covers schools within Pike County and has a main office in Pleasant Hill.

Among the two schools in Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3, Pleasant Hill Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 236 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	341	329	96.5%
2021	311	303	97.4%
2020	315	307	97.5%
2019	316	311	98.4%
2018	315	310	98.4%