Sangamon Sun

There were 16,933 white students enrolled in Sangamon County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 63% of the 26,878 students in Sangamon County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Sangamon County, Springfield School District 186 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 4,901 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Sangamon 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
Springfield School District 186	37.7%	13,015
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5	76.9%	4,636
Rochester Community Unit School District 3A	91%	2,102
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15	94%	1,503
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8	92.8%	1,245
Riverton Community Unit School District 14	86.8%	1,236
Auburn Community Unit School District 10	90.7%	1,160
Community Unit School District 16	94.1%	848
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1	92.5%	590
Pawnee Community Unit School District 11	94.8%	543