Carbondale Community High School District 165 Principal Mr. Daniel Booth (2023) | https://twitter.com/DBoothCCHS
Carbondale Community High School District 165 Principal Mr. Daniel Booth (2023) | https://twitter.com/DBoothCCHS
Data showed that Asian students made up 2.2% of the 6,566 students in Jackson County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the eight districts in Jackson County, Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 48 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jackson 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 | 7.8% | 617 |
Carbondale Community High School District 165 | 4.6% | 930 |
Carbondale Elementary School District 95 | 2.8% | 1,513 |
Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 | 5% | 241 |
Elverado Community Unit School District 196 | 0% | 382 |
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 | 0% | 1,906 |
Trico Community Unit School District 176 | 0% | 800 |
DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 | 0% | 177 |
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