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There were 159 white students enrolled in Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 in the 2021-22 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 welcomed 202 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 roughly covers schools within Piatt County and has a main office in De Land.

Among the three schools in Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57, Deland-Weldon Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 86 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	178	159	89.3%
2021	179	164	91.6%
2020	199	181	91%
2019	218	206	94.5%
2018	202	191	94.6%