There were 1,940 white students enrolled in White County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 93.9% of the 2,065 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the nine schools in White County, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 388 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Elementary School | 95.1% | 408 |
| Carmi-White County High School | 94.8% | 400 |
| Washington Attendance Center | 94% | 266 |
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School | 94.6% | 185 |
| Carmi-White County Junior High School | 90.9% | 187 |
| Lincoln Attendance Center | 87.5% | 192 |
| Jefferson Attendance Center | 92.4% | 157 |
| Grayville Junior Senior High School | 98.6% | 141 |
| Wells Elementary School | 97.7% | 129 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
