South West Illinois News

There were 192 white students enrolled in Coulterville Unit School District 1 in the 2021-22 school year, 13.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Coulterville Unit School District 1 welcomed 212 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Coulterville Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Randolph County and has a main office in Coulterville.

Among the three schools in Coulterville Unit School District 1, Coulterville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 83 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	218	192	88.1%
2021	191	169	88.5%
2020	204	182	89.2%
2019	199	183	92%
2018	212	195	92%