Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 welcomed 1,529 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 roughly covers schools within Perry County and has a main office in Du Quoin.
Among the three schools in Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300, Du Quoin High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 415 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 | 1,359 | 1,139 | 83.8% |
| 2021 | 1,374 | 1,147 | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 1,489 | 1,248 | 83.8% |
| 2019 | 1,485 | 1,251 | 84.2% |
| 2018 | 1,529 | 1,286 | 84.1% |
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