Central Community High School District 71 Principal Dr. Dustin Foutch (2023) | Central Community High School District 71
Central Community High School District 71 Principal Dr. Dustin Foutch (2023) | Central Community High School District 71
Data showed that Black students made up 0.6% of the 5,088 students in Clinton County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.
Among the 12 districts in Clinton County, Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 17 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Clinton County.
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 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 | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 | 1.7 | 993 |
| Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 | 1.2 | 1,326 |
| Central Community High School District 71 | 0 | 616 |
| Albers School District 63 | 0 | 174 |
| Aviston School District 21 | 0 | 407 |
| Bartelso School District 57 | 0 | 180 |
| Breese School District 12 | 0 | 597 |
| North Wamac School District 186 | 0 | 113 |
| St. Rose School District 14-15 | 0 | 186 |
| Willow Grove School District 46 | 0 | 169 |
| Damiansville School District 62 | 0 | 91 |
| Germantown School District 60 | 0 | 236 |
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