Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Data showed that District 50 Schools welcomed 769 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 87.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
District 50 Schools roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Washington.
Among the two schools in District 50 Schools, Beverly Manor Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 276 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 | 593 | 521 | 87.9% |
2021 | 659 | 573 | 86.9% |
2020 | 688 | 593 | 86.2% |
2019 | 714 | 613 | 85.9% |
2018 | 769 | 677 | 88% |