Macon Reporter

There were 1,437 white students enrolled in Clinton Community Unit School District 15 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Clinton Community Unit School District 15 welcomed 1,870 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Clinton Community Unit School District 15 roughly covers schools within DeWitt County and has a main office in Clinton.

Among the five schools in Clinton Community Unit School District 15, Clinton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 412 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	1,673	1,437	85.9%
2021	1,639	1,411	86.1%
2020	1,767	1,547	87.5%
2019	1,833	1,618	88.3%
2018	1,870	1,657	88.6%