El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 Principal Dr. Deann Heck (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deann-heck-8857a412/
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 Principal Dr. Deann Heck (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deann-heck-8857a412/
Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.6% of the 7,079 students in Woodford County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the nine districts in Woodford County, El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 56 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 multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 | 4.7% | 1,204 |
| Eureka Community Unit School District 140 | 3.1% | 1,502 |
| County of Woodford School | 4.3% | 933 |
| Germantown Hills School District 69 | 3.6% | 811 |
| Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 | 3.4% | 795 |
| Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 | 3.1% | 850 |
| Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 | 8.3% | 230 |
| Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 | 3.2% | 437 |
| Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21 | 0% | 317 |
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