McLean County Times

There were 7,487 white students enrolled in McLean County Unit School District 5 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that McLean County Unit School District 5 welcomed 13,346 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 60.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

McLean County Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within McLean County and has a main office in Normal.

Among the 25 schools in McLean County Unit School District 5, Normal Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,276 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	12,393	7,487	60.4%
2021	12,325	7,625	61.9%
2020	13,023	8,253	63.4%
2019	13,135	8,494	64.7%
2018	13,346	8,687	65.1%