Chambana Sun

There were 1,495 white students enrolled in Monticello Community Unit School District 25 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Monticello Community Unit School District 25 welcomed 1,623 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 roughly covers schools within Piatt County and has a main office in Monticello.

Among the four schools in Monticello Community Unit School District 25, Washington School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 507 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	1,597	1,495	93.6%
2021	1,600	1,488	93%
2020	1,613	1,510	93.6%
2019	1,653	1,558	94.3%
2018	1,623	1,534	94.5%