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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 84.4% of Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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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)

There were 3,073 white students enrolled in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C in the 2021-22 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C welcomed 3,800 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 84.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Homer Glen.

Among the six schools in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C, Homer Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 738 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 Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C in 2021-22 School Year

White [84.4%]Hispanic [9.9%]Ethnicities <5% [5.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
20223,6403,07384.4%
20213,5983,06985.3%
20203,7993,27186.1%
20193,8133,28186%
20183,8003,28486.4%

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