West Central Reporter

There were 99 white students enrolled in Brussels Community Unit School District 42 in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Brussels Community Unit School District 42 welcomed 125 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Brussels Community Unit School District 42 roughly covers schools within Calhoun County and has a main office in Brussels.

Among the two schools in Brussels Community Unit School District 42, Brussels High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 54 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	107	99	92.5%
2021	106	99	93.4%
2020	106	99	93.4%
2019	121	113	93.4%
2018	125	114	91.2%