South Central Reporter

There were 274 white students enrolled in South Fork School District 14 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that South Fork School District 14 welcomed 331 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

South Fork School District 14 roughly covers schools within Christian County and has a main office in Kincaid.

Among the two schools in South Fork School District 14, South Fork Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 138 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	307	274	89.3%
2021	296	268	90.5%
2020	308	287	93.2%
2019	326	304	93.3%
2018	331	309	93.4%