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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 94.8% of Pawnee Community Unit School District 11’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Illinois State Board of education | 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)

There were 515 white students enrolled in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 welcomed 605 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 94.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Pawnee.

Among the two schools in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11, Pawnee Grade School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 308 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.

Ethnicities in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 in 2021-22 School Year

White [94.8%]Ethnicities <5% [5.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
202254351594.8%
202154151394.8%
202060157395.3%
201961358094.6%
201860557995.7%

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