Illinois Valley Times

There were 312 white students enrolled in Earlville Community Unit School District 9 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Earlville Community Unit School District 9 welcomed 413 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Earlville Community Unit School District 9 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Earlville.

Among the three schools in Earlville Community Unit School District 9, Earlville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 194 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	375	312	83.2%
2021	374	316	84.5%
2020	398	332	83.4%
2019	404	337	83.4%
2018	413	337	81.6%