West Central Reporter

There were 2,281 white students enrolled in Pike County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 94.9% of the 2,403 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the four districts in Pike County, Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,112 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pike 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
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10	94.3%	1,179
Western Community Unit School District 12	94.5%	526
Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3	95.6%	365
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4	97%	333