South Central Reporter

There were 690 white students enrolled in Centralia School District 135 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Centralia School District 135 welcomed 1,323 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 61.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Centralia School District 135 roughly covers schools within Marion County and has a main office in Centralia.

Among the three schools in Centralia School District 135, Centralia Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 392 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	1,121	690	61.6%
2021	1,164	727	62.5%
2020	1,233	797	64.6%
2019	1,292	838	64.9%
2018	1,323	865	65.4%