West Central Reporter

The majority of students in Calhoun County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 596 students attending Calhoun County district schools, 95% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.9% of Calhoun County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Calhoun County districts, representing 95.3% of the student body.

Calhoun Community Unit School District 40 had the most diverse student body in the Calhoun County, including Multi-racial and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county remained the same when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Calhoun County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Brussels Community Unit School District 42	White	92.5%	107
Calhoun Community Unit School District 40	White	95.5%	489