Quincy School District 172 Principal Dr. Todd Pettit (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-pettit-b82794b/
Quincy School District 172 Principal Dr. Todd Pettit (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-pettit-b82794b/
Data showed that multiracial students made up 8.3% of the 8,920 students in Adams County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the five districts in Adams County, Quincy School District 172 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 676 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Adams 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 multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy School District 172 | 10.6% | 6,366 |
| Liberty Community Unit School District 2 | 3.7% | 615 |
| Payson Community Unit School District 1 | 4.6% | 481 |
| Camp Point Community Unit School District 3 | 2% | 798 |
| Community Unit School District 4 | 0% | 660 |
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