Macon Reporter

There were 1,070 white students enrolled in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 in the 2021-22 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 welcomed 1,175 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 roughly covers schools within Moultrie County and has a main office in Sullivan.

Among the three schools in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300, Sullivan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 471 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	1,155	1,070	92.6%
2021	1,133	1,059	93.5%
2020	1,184	1,113	94%
2019	1,173	1,096	93.4%
2018	1,175	1,098	93.4%