South Central Reporter

There were 564 white students enrolled in Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 welcomed 631 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 95.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 roughly covers schools within Montgomery County and has a main office in Nokomis.

Among the two schools in Nokomis Community Unit School District 22, Nokomis Junior/Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 289 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	593	564	95.1%
2021	573	543	94.8%
2020	626	599	95.7%
2019	643	611	95%
2018	631	598	94.8%