Carbondale Reporter

There were 1,931 white students enrolled in Herrin Community Unit School District 4 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Herrin Community Unit School District 4 welcomed 2,481 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Herrin Community Unit School District 4 roughly covers schools within Williamson County and has a main office in Herrin.

Among the four schools in Herrin Community Unit School District 4, Herrin High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 576 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 %
2022	2,337	1,931	82.6%
2021	2,321	1,922	82.8%
2020	2,431	2,040	83.9%
2019	2,513	2,180	86.7%
2018	2,481	2,164	87.2%