Illinois Valley Times

There were 396 white students enrolled in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 welcomed 501 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Seneca.

Among the two schools in Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170, Seneca Grade School North Campus recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 243 students.

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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	466	396	85%
2021	448	389	86.8%
2020	501	443	88.4%
2019	524	452	86.3%
2018	501	460	91.8%