McLean County Times

There were 88 Black students enrolled in Livingston County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 1.5% of the 5,791 students in Livingston County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Livingston County, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 46 students.

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

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 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	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429	4.2	1,105
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8	1	1,723
Pontiac Township High School District 90	2.1	678
Flanagan-Cornell District 74	3.2	314
Odell Community Consolidated School District 435	0	162
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426	0	98
Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425	0	49
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J	0	363
Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438	0	126
Woodland Community Unit School District 5	0	442
Dwight Common School District 232	0	511
Dwight Township High School District 230	0	220