Galesburg Reporter

There were 677 white students enrolled in West Central Community Unit School District 235 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that West Central Community Unit School District 235 welcomed 789 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

West Central Community Unit School District 235 roughly covers schools within Henderson County and has a main office in Biggsville.

Among the four schools in West Central Community Unit School District 235, West Central Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 291 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	729	677	92.9%
2021	749	696	92.9%
2020	753	710	94.3%
2019	778	724	93.1%
2018	789	730	92.5%