South Central Reporter

The majority of students in Fayette County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,590 students attending Fayette County district schools, 95% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.5% of Fayette County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Fayette County districts, representing 94.8% of the student body.

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 had the most diverse student body in the Fayette County, including Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 1.3% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Fayette 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
Brownstown Community Unit School District 201	White	96.9%	390
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204	White	96.4%	413
St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202	White	97.1%	409
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203	White	93.5%	1,378