South Central Reporter

There were 527 white students enrolled in Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 welcomed 591 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Macoupin County and has a main office in Bunker Hill.

Among the two schools in Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8, Wolf Ridge Education Center recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 326 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	579	527	91%
2021	573	525	91.6%
2020	589	546	92.7%
2019	603	559	92.7%
2018	591	563	95.3%