Chambana Sun

There were 7,153 white students enrolled in Vermilion County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 64% of the 11,178 students in Vermilion County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Vermilion County, Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,529 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Vermilion 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118	32.1%	4,765
Westville Community Unit School District 2	89.1%	1,176
Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11	74.9%	1,096
Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512	93.9%	857
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76	90.5%	873
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4	90.1%	856
Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District	90.8%	575
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	87.7%	357
Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7	85.1%	261
Potomac Community Unit School District 10	90.3%	144
Armstrong Township High School District 225	91.9%	135
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61	94%	83