South Central Reporter

There were 1,099 white students enrolled in Pana Community Unit School District 8 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Pana Community Unit School District 8 welcomed 1,305 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 96.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Pana Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Christian County and has a main office in Pana.

Among the four schools in Pana Community Unit School District 8, Pana Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 363 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	1,145	1,099	96%
2021	1,172	1,117	95.3%
2020	1,242	1,185	95.4%
2019	1,306	1,261	96.6%
2018	1,305	1,264	96.9%