South Central Reporter

There were 1,288 white students enrolled in Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 welcomed 1,460 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 roughly covers schools within Fayette County and has a main office in Vandalia.

Among the three schools in Vandalia Community Unit School District 203, Vandalia Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 476 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	1,378	1,288	93.5%
2021	1,403	1,312	93.5%
2020	1,450	1,347	92.9%
2019	1,440	1,334	92.6%
2018	1,460	1,356	92.9%