Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 4,809 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Chatham.
Among the six schools in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5, Glenwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,136 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 | 4,636 | 3,567 | 76.9% |
| 2021 | 4,653 | 3,590 | 77.2% |
| 2020 | 4,754 | 3,698 | 77.8% |
| 2019 | 4,788 | 3,728 | 77.9% |
| 2018 | 4,809 | 3,759 | 78.2% |
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