South Central Reporter

There were 1,137 white students enrolled in Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 welcomed 1,373 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 roughly covers schools within Clinton County and has a main office in Trenton.

Among the four schools in Wesclin Community Unit School District 3, Wesclin Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 391 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	1,326	1,137	85.7%
2021	1,322	1,142	86.4%
2020	1,374	1,194	86.9%
2019	1,370	1,188	86.7%
2018	1,373	1,190	86.7%