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Woodford County Education: 60 Black students were enrolled in districts in 2021-22 school year

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El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 Principal Dr. Deann Heck (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deann-heck-8857a412/

El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 Principal Dr. Deann Heck (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deann-heck-8857a412/

There were 60 Black students enrolled in Woodford 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 0.8% of the 7,079 students in Woodford County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the nine districts in Woodford County, El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 20 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Woodford 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.

Ethnicities in Woodford County in 2021-22 School Year
White [90.8%]Ethnicities <5 [7.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Woodford County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 111.71,204
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 61.8850
Eureka Community Unit School District 1400.91,502
County of Woodford School1.2933
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 210317
Riverview Consolidated Community School District 20230
Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 600437
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 10795
Germantown Hills School District 690811

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