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 Black students made up 3.2% of the 3,740 students in Saline County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.
Among the four districts in Saline County, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 67 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Saline 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 | 3.8 | 1,761 |
| Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2 | 11.8 | 448 |
| Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 | 0 | 1,116 |
| Galatia Community Unit School District 1 | 0 | 415 |
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