Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Data showed that High Mount School District 116 welcomed 443 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
High Mount School District 116 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Swansea.
High Mount Elementary School is the only one school in the High Mount School District 116 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 134 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 | 345 | 134 | 38.8% |
| 2021 | 339 | 140 | 41.3% |
| 2020 | 375 | 167 | 44.5% |
| 2019 | 419 | 180 | 43% |
| 2018 | 443 | 208 | 47% |
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