Columbia Community Unit School District 4 Principal Mr. Christopher Grode (2023) | Columbia Community Unit School District 4
Columbia Community Unit School District 4 Principal Mr. Christopher Grode (2023) | Columbia Community Unit School District 4
Data showed that white students made up 93.8% of the 4,985 students in Monroe County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the three districts in Monroe County, Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,534 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 | 94.7% | 2,676 |
| Columbia Community Unit School District 4 | 92.1% | 1,960 |
| Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3 | 95.7% | 349 |
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