Illinois Valley Times

There were 3,446 white students enrolled in Bureau County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 77% of the 4,476 students in Bureau County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Bureau County, Princeton Elementary School District 115 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 949 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bureau 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
Princeton Elementary School District 115	87.6%	1,083
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340	90%	960
Princeton High School District 500	90.8%	499
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99	58.8%	616
Hall High School District 502	68.3%	378
La Moille Community Unit School District 303	91.9%	173
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94	78.2%	179
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84	85.1%	94
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17	87.5%	72
Dalzell School District 98	77.8%	63
Depue Community Unit School District 103	13.9%	332
Ohio Community High School District 505	85.2%	27