South Central Reporter

There were 1,217 white students enrolled in Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 1,459 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Macoupin County and has a main office in Carlinville.

Among the four schools in Carlinville Community Unit School District 1, Carlinville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 377 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	1,320	1,217	92.2%
2021	1,300	1,202	92.5%
2020	1,373	1,265	92.1%
2019	1,432	1,311	91.6%
2018	1,459	1,347	92.3%