Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 Principal Brandi Kelly (2023) | Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5
Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 Principal Brandi Kelly (2023) | Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5
Of the 7,442 students attending Macoupin County district schools, 94% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.9% of Macoupin County's districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Macoupin County districts, representing 94.1% of the student body.
Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 92.2% white students, 4.5% Multi-racial students, 1.7% Hispanic students, and 1% African American students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.7% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Macoupin County.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 | White | 91% | 579 |
| Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 | White | 92.2% | 1,320 |
| Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 | White | 95.4% | 1,140 |
| Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 | White | 97% | 472 |
| North Mac Community Unit School District 34 | White | 92.5% | 1,166 |
| Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 | White | 98.5% | 326 |
| Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 | White | 94.8% | 1,226 |
| Staunton Community Unit School District 6 | White | 94.1% | 1,213 |
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