McLean County Times

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

Of the 22,844 students attending McLean County district schools, 64.5% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.6% of McLean County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in McLean County districts, representing 65.8% of the student body.

Bloomington School District 87 and McLean County Unit School District 5 had the most diverse student body in the McLean County, including American Indian, 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 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

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

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Bloomington School District 87	White	44.1%	4,982
Heyworth Community Unit School District 4	White	90.4%	883
LeRoy Community Unit School District 2	White	93.7%	781
Lexington Community Unit School District 7	White	94.1%	489
McLean County Unit School District 5	White	60.4%	12,393
Olympia Community Unit School District 16	White	92.3%	1,706
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19	White	89.8%	531
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3	White	92.6%	1,079