South Central Reporter

There were 97 white students enrolled in North Wamac School District 186 in the 2021-22 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that North Wamac School District 186 welcomed 125 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

North Wamac School District 186 roughly covers schools within Clinton County and has a main office in Centralia.

North Wamac Grade School is the only one school in the North Wamac School District 186 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 97 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	113	97	85.8%
2021	109	99	90.8%
2020	123	105	85.4%
2019	124	105	84.7%
2018	125	106	84.8%