Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that white students made up 55.7% of the 769 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the two districts in Pulaski County, Century Community Unit School District 100 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 274 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 | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
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Century Community Unit School District 100 | 83.8% | 327 |
Meridian Community Unit School District 101 | 34.8% | 442 |