Kristen Weikle Superintendent at Mclean County Unit School District 5 | Official Website
Kristen Weikle Superintendent at Mclean County Unit School District 5 | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.9% of the 22,844 students in McLean County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.
Among the eight districts in McLean County, McLean County Unit School District 5 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 793 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 multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
McLean County Unit School District 5 | 6.4% | 12,393 |
Bloomington School District 87 | 11.6% | 4,982 |
Olympia Community Unit School District 16 | 3.6% | 1,706 |
Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 | 3.9% | 883 |
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 | 2.8% | 1,079 |
LeRoy Community Unit School District 2 | 3.5% | 781 |
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 | 5.1% | 531 |
Lexington Community Unit School District 7 | 3.9% | 489 |
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