Peoria Standard

There were 2,194 white students enrolled in Mason County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 94.4% of the 2,323 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the three districts in Mason County, Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 788 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Mason County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

District	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191	94.9%	830
Havana Community Unit School District 126	93.6%	833
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189	94.8%	660