Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.7% of the 729 students in Henderson County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
West Central Community Unit School District 235 was the only district in the county which enrolled multiracial students, welcoming 27 students in the 2021-22 school year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Henderson 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 | % of multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
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West Central Community Unit School District 235 | 3.7% | 729 |