Peoria Standard

The majority of students in Marshall County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 1,726 students attending Marshall County schools, 91.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.7% of Marshall County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Marshall County, representing 93.1% of the student body.

Fieldcrest Intermediate School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 86.9% white students and 6.3% Hispanic students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.1% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fieldcrest Intermediate School	White	86.9%	176
Fieldcrest Middle School	White	90.7%	193
Henry-Senachwine Grade School	White	93.3%	389
Henry-Senachwine High School	White	91.3%	138
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School	White	95.5%	177
Midland Elementary School	White	91.9%	270
Midland High School	White	93.7%	189
Midland Middle School	White	89.2%	194