Chuck Bleyer, Superintendent at Wabash Community Unit School District 348 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com
Chuck Bleyer, Superintendent at Wabash Community Unit School District 348 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com
Data showed that white students made up 92.5% of the 1,551 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the two districts in Wabash County, Wabash Community Unit School District 348 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,301 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wabash 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wabash Community Unit School District 348 | 92% | 1,414 |
| Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17 | 97.8% | 137 |
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