Dongola Unit School District 66 Principal Dr. Paige Maginel (2023) | Dongola Unit School District 66
Dongola Unit School District 66 Principal Dr. Paige Maginel (2023) | Dongola Unit School District 66
Data showed that Black students made up 1.1% of the 2,524 students in Union County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.
Among the seven districts in Union County, Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 19 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Union 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 | 3.3 | 568 |
| Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 | 2 | 504 |
| Cobden School Unit District 17 | 0 | 463 |
| County of Union School District 43 | 0 | 345 |
| Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16 | 0 | 138 |
| Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 | 0 | 269 |
| Dongola Unit School District 66 | 0 | 237 |
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