Peoria Standard

There were 2,121 white students enrolled in Mason County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 94.9% of the 2,236 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the nine schools in Mason County County, Midwest Central Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 416 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 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Midwest Central Primary School	95.6	435
Havana Junior High School	95.2	315
Midwest Central High School	96	277
Havana High School	94.2	274
Illini Central Grade School	95.5	268
New Central Elementary School	94.1	271
Illini Central High School	90.7	183
Illini Central Middle School	96.7	150
West Campus Facility	93.7	63