Peoria Standard

The majority of students in Fulton County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 4,053 students attending Fulton County district schools, 93.1% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.7% of Fulton County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Fulton County districts, representing 94.5% of the student body.

Canton Union School District 66 had the most diverse student body in the Fulton County, including African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Fulton County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Astoria Community Unit School District 1	White	98.3%	288
Canton Union School District 66	White	91%	2,194
Fulton County Community Unit School District 3	White	94.1%	389
Lewistown Community Unit School District 97	White	97.3%	588
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4	White	94.1%	254
V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2	White	92.9%	340