Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 57.2% of the Galesburg Community Unit School District 205's total enrollment.
Among the five districts in Knox County, Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 984 students, while Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 welcomed 885 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 roughly covers schools within Knox County with its main office in Galesburg.
In the previous school year, Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 also had the highest number of students among Knox County districts.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 | Galesburg | 3,901 |
| Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 | Knoxville | 984 |
| Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 | Abingdon | 885 |
| ROWVA Community Unit School District 208 | Oneida | 623 |
| Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 | Williamsfield | 284 |
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