Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.8% of the 7,018 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the nine districts in Woodford County, El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 58 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 | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 | 4.9% | 1,178 |
| Eureka Community Unit School District 140 | 3.3% | 1,503 |
| County of Woodford School | 4.4% | 893 |
| Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 | 3.9% | 823 |
| Germantown Hills School District 69 | 3.4% | 823 |
| Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 | 2.3% | 822 |
| Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 | 8.2% | 233 |
| Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 | 2.8% | 424 |
| Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21 | 3.4% | 319 |
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