Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Data showed that Chester Community Unit School District 139 welcomed 992 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Chester Community Unit School District 139 roughly covers schools within Randolph County and has a main office in Chester.
Among the two schools in Chester Community Unit School District 139, Chester Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 476 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 | 908 | 751 | 82.7% |
| 2021 | 935 | 791 | 84.6% |
| 2020 | 1,013 | 868 | 85.7% |
| 2019 | 1,031 | 899 | 87.2% |
| 2018 | 992 | 881 | 88.8% |
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