West Central Reporter

There were 3,470 white students enrolled in Morgan County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 79.4% of the 4,368 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the five districts in Morgan County, Jacksonville School District 117 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,333 students.

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

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 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Jacksonville School District 117	73.7%	3,165
Triopia Community Unit School District 27	94.8%	386
Waverly Community Unit School District 6	93.5%	340
Franklin Community Unit School District 1	96.8%	280
Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11	92.4%	197