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There were 106 multiracial students enrolled in Ford County districts in 2022-23 school year

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There were 106 multiracial students enrolled in Ford County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 9.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.7% of the 2,248 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the two districts in Ford County, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 67 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ford 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.

Ethnicities in Ford County in 2022-23 School Year
White [84.6%]Hispanic [8.7%]Ethnicities <5 [6.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Ford County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
Districtmultiracial Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 105.2%1,287
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 54.1%961

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