Chambana Sun

There were 410 white students enrolled in Rantoul City School District 137 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Rantoul City School District 137 welcomed 1,682 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 24.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Rantoul City School District 137 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Rantoul.

Among the five schools in Rantoul City School District 137, J.W. Eater Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 115 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	1,686	410	24.3%
2021	1,654	428	25.9%
2020	1,814	510	28.1%
2019	1,727	507	29.4%
2018	1,682	505	30%