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

Of the 1,552 students attending Wabash County schools, 93% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.6% of Wabash County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Wabash County, representing 94.3% of the student body.

Mount Carmel High School, Mt. Carmel Elementary School, and Mt. Carmel Grade School had the most diverse student body in Wabash County, including multiracial and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.9% 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
Allendale Elementary School	White	95.8%	143
Mount Carmel High School	White	93.1%	461
Mt. Carmel Elementary School	White	91.7%	349
Mt. Carmel Grade School	White	91.9%	395
Mt. Carmel Junior High School	White	95.1%	204