South Central Reporter

There were 310 white students enrolled in Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 438 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Bond County and has a main office in Mulberry Grove.

Among the three schools in Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1, Mulberry Grove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 135 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	333	310	93.1%
2021	346	320	92.5%
2020	383	352	91.9%
2019	421	391	92.9%
2018	438	397	90.6%