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There were 875 white students enrolled in Lincoln Elementary School District 27 in the 2021-22 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lincoln Elementary School District 27 welcomed 1,139 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lincoln Elementary School District 27 roughly covers schools within Logan County and has a main office in Lincoln.

Among the five schools in Lincoln Elementary School District 27, Lincoln Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 322 students.

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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	1,026	875	85.3%
2021	1,082	957	88.4%
2020	1,116	937	84%
2019	1,097	936	85.3%
2018	1,139	988	86.7%