Peoria Standard

There were 6,430 white students enrolled in Woodford County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 90.8% of the 7,079 students in Woodford County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the nine districts in Woodford County, Eureka Community Unit School District 140 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,402 students.

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

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 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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Eureka Community Unit School District 140	93.3%	1,502
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11	88.7%	1,204
County of Woodford School	89.5%	933
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1	93.5%	795
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6	87.2%	850
Germantown Hills School District 69	89.9%	811
Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60	94.1%	437
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21	95.3%	317
Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2	86.5%	230