McLean County Times

There were 999 white students enrolled in Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 welcomed 1,109 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.

Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 roughly covers schools within McLean County and has a main office in Downs.

Among the three schools in Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, Tri-Valley Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 421 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	1,079	999	92.6%
2021	1,101	1,015	92.2%
2020	1,065	987	92.7%
2019	1,103	1,014	91.9%
2018	1,109	1,030	92.9%