Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
Data showed that white students made up 94.7% of the 2,363 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the seven districts in Wayne County, Fairfield Public School District 112 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 550 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 | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Public School District 112 | 89.9% | 612 |
| Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 | 96.8% | 493 |
| Fairfield Community High School District 225 | 93.3% | 434 |
| North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 | 98.7% | 371 |
| New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 | 97.9% | 193 |
| Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17 | 97.1% | 170 |
| Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 | 95.6% | 90 |
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