South Central Reporter

There were 903 white students enrolled in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 1,074 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1, Carlyle Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 351 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	993	903	90.9%
2021	993	915	92.1%
2020	974	892	91.6%
2019	1,051	964	91.7%
2018	1,074	987	91.9%