Olympia Community Unit School District 16 Principal Dr. Laura Odonnell (2023) | Olympia Community Unit School District 16
Olympia Community Unit School District 16 Principal Dr. Laura Odonnell (2023) | Olympia Community Unit School District 16
Data showed that Black students made up 13.6% of the 22,844 students in McLean County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the eight districts in McLean County, McLean County Unit School District 5 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,808 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with McLean 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 |
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McLean County Unit School District 5 | 14.6 | 12,393 |
Bloomington School District 87 | 25.3 | 4,982 |
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 | 1.3 | 1,079 |
Olympia Community Unit School District 16 | 0.7 | 1,706 |
LeRoy Community Unit School District 2 | 1.5 | 781 |
Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 | 0 | 883 |
Lexington Community Unit School District 7 | 0 | 489 |
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 | 0 | 531 |
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