DeKalb Times

There were 603 white students enrolled in Indian Creek School District 425 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Indian Creek School District 425 welcomed 696 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Indian Creek School District 425 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Shabbona.

Among the three schools in Indian Creek School District 425, Indian Creek Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 218 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	727	603	82.9%
2021	706	586	83%
2020	726	614	84.6%
2019	693	619	89.3%
2018	696	656	94.3%