Southern Illinois News

There were 1,610 white students enrolled in Johnson County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.8% of the 1,698 students in Johnson County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the six districts in Johnson County, Goreville Community Unit School District 1 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 609 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Johnson 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
Goreville Community Unit School District 1	97.3%	626
Vienna School District 55	92.7%	384
Vienna High School District 133	91.1%	316
New Simpson Hill School District 32	96.2%	209
Cypress School District 64	95.2%	105
Buncombe Consolidated School District 43	96.6%	58