Peoria Standard

There were 832 white students enrolled in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Tremont Community Unit School District 702 welcomed 983 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Tremont Community Unit School District 702 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Tremont.

Among the three schools in Tremont Community Unit School District 702, Tremont High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 290 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	905	832	91.9%
2021	900	817	90.8%
2020	1,000	911	91.1%
2019	997	907	91%
2018	983	899	91.5%