McLean County Times

There were 798 white students enrolled in Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 welcomed 937 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 roughly covers schools within McLean County and has a main office in Heyworth.

Among the two schools in Heyworth Community Unit School District 4, Heyworth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 451 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	883	798	90.4%
2021	905	827	91.4%
2020	934	861	92.2%
2019	968	896	92.6%
2018	937	864	92.2%