Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Carterville Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 2,149 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Carterville Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Williamson County and has a main office in Carterville.
Among the four schools in Carterville Community Unit School District 5, Tri-C Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 580 students.
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 three percent 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.
Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students % |
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2022 | 2,200 | 1,813 | 82.4% |
2021 | 2,152 | 1,769 | 82.2% |
2020 | 2,151 | 1,784 | 82.9% |
2019 | 2,271 | 1,915 | 84.3% |
2018 | 2,149 | 1,826 | 85% |