Fairfield Community High School District 225 Principal Mrs. Jill Fulkerson (2023) | Fairfield Community High School District 225
Fairfield Community High School District 225 Principal Mrs. Jill Fulkerson (2023) | Fairfield Community High School District 225
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 |
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