Quincy Reporter

The majority of students in Adams County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 8,920 students attending Adams County district schools, 82% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.3% of Adams County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Adams County districts, representing 82.6% of the student body.

Quincy School District 172 had the most diverse student body in the Adams County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Adams County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Camp Point Community Unit School District 3	White	96.5%	798
Community Unit School District 4	White	95.6%	660
Liberty Community Unit School District 2	White	95.8%	615
Payson Community Unit School District 1	White	94.6%	481
Quincy School District 172	White	76.5%	6,366