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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 92.9% of V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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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)

There were 316 white students enrolled in V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2 welcomed 378 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2 roughly covers schools within Fulton County and has a main office in Table Grove.

Among the three schools in V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2, VIT Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 163 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.

Ethnicities in V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2 in 2021-22 School Year

White [92.9%]Ethnicities <5% [7.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
202234031692.9%
202132731295.4%
202032830994.2%
201935133595.4%
201837835493.7%

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