Peoria Standard

Midwest Central Primary School had the highest enrollment among Mason County schools, welcoming 435 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 95.6% of the student body at Midwest Central Primary School.

Among the 10 schools in Mason County, Havana Junior High School ranked second in enrollment with 315 students, while Midwest Central High School welcomed 277 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Midwest Central Primary School is a part of Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191, which generally encompasses schools within Mason County with its main office in Manito.

In the previous school year, Midwest Central Primary School had the highest number of students among Mason County schools.

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	City	Total Enrolment
Midwest Central Primary School	Manito	435
Havana Junior High School	Havana	315
Midwest Central High School	Manito	277
Havana High School	Havana	274
New Central Elementary School	Havana	271
Illini Central Grade School	Mason City	268
Illini Central High School	Mason City	183
Midwest Central Middle School	Green Valley	170
Illini Central Middle School	Mason City	150
West Campus Facility	Mason City	63