Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that white students made up 94.6% of the 467 students in Pope County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Pope County Community Unit School District 1 was the only district in the county which enrolled white students, welcoming 442 students in the 2021-22 school year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pope 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pope County Community Unit School District 1 | 94.6% | 467 |
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