South Central Reporter

There were 368 white students enrolled in Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 welcomed 487 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 roughly covers schools within Marion County and has a main office in Sandoval.

Among the three schools in Sandoval Community Unit School District 501, Sandoval Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 182 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	410	368	89.8%
2021	420	377	89.8%
2020	477	432	90.6%
2019	509	463	91%
2018	487	451	92.6%