Peoria Standard

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

Of the 2,098 students attending Mason County schools, 94.6% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 1.2% of Mason County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Mason County, representing 94.9% of the student body.

Midwest Central Primary School and New Central Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Mason County, including multiracial and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 3.5% 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
Havana High School	White	94.5%	275
Havana Junior High School	White	95.2%	310
Illini Central Grade School	White	95.2%	248
Illini Central High School	White	92.3%	182
Illini Central Middle School	White	96.5%	141
Midwest Central High School	White	95.6%	248
Midwest Central Primary School	White	94.6%	425
New Central Elementary School	White	93.3%	269