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There were 419 white students enrolled in Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100 welcomed 486 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100 roughly covers schools within Piatt County and has a main office in Cerro Gordo.

Among the two schools in Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100, Cerro Gordo Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 245 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	447	419	93.7%
2021	447	421	94.2%
2020	467	443	94.9%
2019	494	466	94.3%
2018	486	468	96.3%