South Central Reporter

There were 210 white students enrolled in Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 welcomed 277 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Edinburg Community Unit School District 4 roughly covers schools within Christian County and has a main office in Edinburg.

Among the three schools in Edinburg Community Unit School District 4, Edinburg Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 101 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	224	210	93.8%
2021	228	219	96.1%
2020	251	243	96.8%
2019	231	220	95.2%
2018	277	267	96.4%