West Central Reporter

There were 2,548 white students enrolled in Hancock County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 92.5% of the 2,755 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the eight districts in Hancock County, Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 521 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hancock 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
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328	90.9%	573
Southeastern Community Unit School District 337	95.5%	440
Carthage Elementary School District 317	91.6%	429
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316	92.6%	405
Illini West High School District 307	90%	339
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325	94.5%	201
La Harpe Community School District 347	93.5%	199
Dallas Elementary School District 327	93.5%	169