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There were 2,239 white students enrolled in Wayne County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 95% of the 2,356 students in Wayne County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Wayne County, Fairfield Public School District 112 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 558 students.

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