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There were 2,203 white students enrolled in White County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.4% of the 2,333 students in White County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the three districts in White County, Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,301 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with White 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
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5	93.5%	1,391
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3	95.9%	684
Grayville Community Unit School District 1	95.3%	258