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

Of the 2,356 students attending Wayne County district schools, 95% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 0.8% of Wayne County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Wayne County districts, representing 95.5% of the student body.

Fairfield Public School District 112 had the most diverse student body in the Wayne County, including African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wayne 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
Fairfield Community High School District 225	White	95%	423
Fairfield Public School District 112	White	90.9%	614
Geff Community Consolidated School District 14	White	91%	78
Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17	White	94.9%	178
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6	White	97.4%	189
North Wayne Community Unit School District 200	White	98.7%	378
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100	White	97.2%	496