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How many white students were enrolled in Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C in 2021-22 school year?

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

There were 30 white students enrolled in Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C in the 2021-22 school year, 20% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C welcomed 414 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Joliet.

Laraway Elementary School is the only one school in the Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 30 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.

Ethnicities in Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C in 2021-22 School Year

Black [47.2%]Hispanic [42.1%]White [6.7%]Ethnicities <5% [4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
2022447306.7%
2021419256%
2020435296.7%
2019451316.9%
2018414409.7%

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