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 Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 welcomed 2,047 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 roughly covers schools within Jackson County and has a main office in Murphysboro.
Among the five schools in Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, Murphysboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 377 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 | 1,906 | 1,258 | 66% |
2021 | 1,866 | 1,250 | 67% |
2020 | 1,947 | 1,344 | 69% |
2019 | 2,032 | 1,388 | 68.3% |
2018 | 2,047 | 1,418 | 69.3% |