Quincy Reporter

There were 4,870 white students enrolled in Quincy School District 172 in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Quincy School District 172 welcomed 6,469 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Quincy School District 172 roughly covers schools within Adams County and has a main office in Quincy.

Among the eight schools in Quincy School District 172, Quincy Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,515 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	6,366	4,870	76.5%
2021	6,324	4,870	77%
2020	6,488	5,038	77.7%
2019	6,568	5,124	78%
2018	6,469	5,082	78.6%