Sangamon Sun

There were 17 Black students enrolled in Bureau County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 0.4% of the 4,476 students in Bureau County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Bureau County, Princeton Elementary School District 115 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 17 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bureau 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	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Princeton Elementary School District 115	1.6	1,083
Hall High School District 502	0	378
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17	0	72
Ohio Community High School District 505	0	27
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340	0	960
La Moille Community Unit School District 303	0	173
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94	0	179
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84	0	94
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99	0	616
Princeton High School District 500	0	499
Dalzell School District 98	0	63
Depue Community Unit School District 103	0	332