South Central Reporter

There were 216 white students enrolled in Patoka Community Unit School District 100 in the 2021-22 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Patoka Community Unit School District 100 welcomed 244 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 97.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Patoka Community Unit School District 100 roughly covers schools within Marion County and has a main office in Patoka.

Among the three schools in Patoka Community Unit School District 100, Patoka Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 115 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	221	216	97.7%
2021	236	234	99.2%
2020	246	243	98.8%
2019	260	259	99.6%
2018	244	244	100%