Macon Reporter

There were 603 white students enrolled in Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 welcomed 724 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 roughly covers schools within Macon County and has a main office in Niantic.

Among the four schools in Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9, Sangamon Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 183 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	644	603	93.6%
2021	655	616	94%
2020	671	631	94%
2019	699	653	93.4%
2018	724	673	93%