Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.3% of them were boys, and 47.7% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 85.9% of the Clinton Community Unit School District 15's total enrollment.
Among the two districts in DeWitt County, Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 643 students.
Clinton Community Unit School District 15 roughly covers schools within DeWitt County with its main office in Clinton.
In the previous school year, Clinton Community Unit School District 15 also had the highest number of students among DeWitt County districts.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Community Unit School District 15 | Clinton | 1,673 |
| Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 | Farmer City | 643 |
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