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) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Harmony Emge School District 175 welcomed 809 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 39.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Harmony Emge School District 175 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Belleville.
Among the three schools in Harmony Emge School District 175, Ellis Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 140 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 % |
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2022 | 766 | 303 | 39.6% |
2021 | 765 | 298 | 39% |
2020 | 808 | 326 | 40.3% |
2019 | 784 | 325 | 41.5% |
2018 | 809 | 378 | 46.7% |