Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Data showed that white students made up 95.9% of the 2,350 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the four districts in Pike County, Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,092 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pike 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 |
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Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 | 94.8% | 1,152 |
Western Community Unit School District 12 | 96.2% | 525 |
Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3 | 96.8% | 371 |
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4 | 98.7% | 302 |