Illinois Valley Times

There were 49 white students enrolled in Dalzell School District 98 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Dalzell School District 98 welcomed 59 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Dalzell School District 98 roughly covers schools within Bureau County and has a main office in Dalzell.

Dalzell Grade School is the only one school in the Dalzell School District 98 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 49 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	63	49	77.8%
2021	62	48	77.4%
2020	60	44	73.3%
2019	60	45	75%
2018	59	43	72.9%