Galesburg Reporter

There were 2,230 white students enrolled in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 welcomed 4,384 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 57.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 roughly covers schools within Knox County and has a main office in Galesburg.

Among the seven schools in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 756 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	3,901	2,230	57.2%
2021	3,958	2,251	56.9%
2020	4,204	2,464	58.6%
2019	4,287	2,554	59.6%
2018	4,384	2,688	61.3%