Sangamon Sun

There were 2,821 white students enrolled in Logan County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 90.2% of the 3,126 students in Logan County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Logan County, Lincoln Elementary School District 27 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 875 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Elementary School District 27	85.3%	1,026
Lincoln Community High School District 404	88.2%	828
Mount Pulaski Community Unit School District 23	95.2%	505
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61	91.9%	284
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92	99.1%	214
Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21	97.3%	185
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88	97.6%	84