McLean County Times

There were 281 white students enrolled in Flanagan-Cornell District 74 schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Flanagan-Cornell District 74 welcomed 375 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Flanagan-Cornell District 74 roughly covers schools within Livingston County and has a main office in Flanagan.

Among the two schools in Flanagan-Cornell District 74, Flanagan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 174 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	314	281	89.5%
2021	314	278	88.5%
2020	345	303	87.8%
2019	340	300	88.2%
2018	375	335	89.3%