Galesburg Reporter

There were 778 white students enrolled in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 welcomed 971 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 87.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 roughly covers schools within Knox County and has a main office in Abingdon.

Among the four schools in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, Hedding Grade School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 310 students.

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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	885	778	87.9%
2021	924	815	88.2%
2020	964	865	89.7%
2019	958	859	89.7%
2018	971	867	89.3%