Lincoln Community High School District 404 Principal Mr. Dwight Stricklin (2023) | Lincoln Community High School District 404
Lincoln Community High School District 404 Principal Mr. Dwight Stricklin (2023) | Lincoln Community High School District 404
Data showed that Black students made up 1.7% of the 3,126 students in Logan County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the seven districts in Logan County, Lincoln Elementary School District 27 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 31 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Logan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School District 27 | 3 | 1,026 |
| Lincoln Community High School District 404 | 2.5 | 828 |
| Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21 | 0 | 185 |
| Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61 | 0 | 284 |
| New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88 | 0 | 84 |
| Mount Pulaski Community Unit School District 23 | 0 | 505 |
| West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 | 0 | 214 |
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