South Central Reporter

There were 1,079 white students enrolled in North Mac Community Unit School District 34 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that North Mac Community Unit School District 34 welcomed 1,336 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

North Mac Community Unit School District 34 roughly covers schools within Macoupin County and has a main office in Girard.

Among the four schools in North Mac Community Unit School District 34, North Mac High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 340 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	1,166	1,079	92.5%
2021	1,167	1,086	93.1%
2020	1,255	1,175	93.6%
2019	1,332	1,238	92.9%
2018	1,336	1,281	95.9%