Lake County Gazette

There were 4,730 white students enrolled in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Barrington Community Unit School District 220 welcomed 8,706 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Barrington Community Unit School District 220 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Barrington.

Among the 12 schools in Barrington Community Unit School District 220, Barrington High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,637 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	8,074	4,730	58.6%
2021	8,163	4,817	59%
2020	8,543	5,152	60.3%
2019	8,646	5,278	61%
2018	8,706	5,377	61.8%