Will County Gazette

There were 1,504 white students enrolled in Manhattan School District 114 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Manhattan School District 114 welcomed 1,477 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Manhattan School District 114 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Manhattan.

Among the three schools in Manhattan School District 114, Wilson Creek Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 574 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	1,742	1,504	86.3%
2021	1,640	1,427	87%
2020	1,627	1,427	87.7%
2019	1,557	1,357	87.2%
2018	1,477	1,304	88.3%