Peoria Standard

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.

District	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11	1.7	1,204
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6	1.8	850
Eureka Community Unit School District 140	0.9	1,502
County of Woodford School	1.2	933
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21	0	317
Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2	0	230
Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60	0	437
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1	0	795
Germantown Hills School District 69	0	811