McHenry Times

There were 4,175 white students enrolled in Community High School District 155 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Community High School District 155 welcomed 6,113 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Community High School District 155 roughly covers schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Crystal Lake.

Among the four schools in Community High School District 155, Cary-Grove Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,177 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	5,583	4,175	74.8%
2021	5,674	4,414	77.8%
2020	5,772	4,514	78.2%
2019	5,973	4,716	79%
2018	6,113	4,966	81.2%