Southern Illinois News

There were 66 multiracial students enrolled in Pulaski County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 8.5% of the 776 students in Pulaski County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the two districts in Pulaski County, Meridian Community Unit School District 101 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 46 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pulaski 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Meridian Community Unit School District 101	10.7%	429
Century Community Unit School District 100	5.8%	347