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Livingston County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 Principal Mr. Todd Bean (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-bean-a9aa1961/

Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 Principal Mr. Todd Bean (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-bean-a9aa1961/

The majority of students in Livingston County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 5,791 students attending Livingston County district schools, 85% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.6% of Livingston County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Livingston County districts, representing 85.6% of the student body.

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 had the most diverse student body in the Livingston County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Livingston County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

Ethnicities in Livingston County Districts in 2021-22 School Year
White [85%]Hispanic [8.6%]Ethnicities <5% [5.1%]
Students' Ethnicity in Livingston County Districts in the 2021-22 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426White92.9%98
Dwight Common School District 232White83.4%511
Dwight Township High School District 230White87.3%220
Flanagan-Cornell District 74White89.5%314
Odell Community Consolidated School District 435White96.9%162
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429White75.7%1,105
Pontiac Township High School District 90White83%678
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8White87.2%1,723
Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425White89.8%49
Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438White92.9%126
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-JWhite85.4%363
Woodland Community Unit School District 5White90.7%442

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