Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 welcomed 1,192 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 roughly covers schools within Saline County and has a main office in Eldorado.
Among the three schools in Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, Eldorado Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 539 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 | 1,116 | 1,043 | 93.5% |
| 2021 | 1,106 | 1,037 | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 1,172 | 1,093 | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 1,149 | 1,074 | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 1,192 | 1,113 | 93.4% |
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