Peoria Standard

Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 had the highest enrollment among Mason County districts, welcoming 882 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 96.2% of the Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Mason County, Havana Community Unit School District 126 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 860 students, while Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 welcomed 664 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 roughly covers schools within Mason County with its main office in Manito.

In the previous school year, Havana Community Unit School District 126 had the highest number of students among Mason County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191	Manito	882
Havana Community Unit School District 126	Havana	860
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189	Mason City	664