Peoria Standard

There were 1,996 white students enrolled in Canton Union School District 66 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Canton Union School District 66 welcomed 2,497 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Canton Union School District 66 roughly covers schools within Fulton County and has a main office in Canton.

Among the five schools in Canton Union School District 66, Ingersoll Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 600 students.

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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	2,194	1,996	91%
2021	2,181	2,026	92.9%
2020	2,345	2,173	92.7%
2019	2,413	2,243	93%
2018	2,497	2,335	93.5%