Peoria Standard

The majority of students in Mason County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,406 students attending Mason County schools, 95.1% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 0.4% of Mason County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Mason County, representing 94.6% of the student body.

Havana High School had the most diverse student body in Mason County, including multiracial and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Havana High School	White	94.2%	274
Havana Junior High School	White	95.2%	315
Illini Central Grade School	White	95.5%	268
Illini Central High School	White	90.7%	183
Illini Central Middle School	White	96.7%	150
Midwest Central High School	White	96%	277
Midwest Central Middle School	White	97.6%	170
Midwest Central Primary School	White	95.6%	435
New Central Elementary School	White	94.1%	271
West Campus Facility	White	93.7%	63