West Central Reporter

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

Of the 2,346 students attending Pike County district schools, 96.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.8% of Pike County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Pike County districts, representing 96.9% of the student body.

Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 had the most diverse student body in the Pike County, including Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 3.8% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pike 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
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4	White	98.4%	320
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10	White	95.9%	1,164
Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3	White	96.5%	341
Western Community Unit School District 12	White	96%	521