West Central Reporter

There were 2,494 white students enrolled in Hancock County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 92.5% of the 2,697 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the eight districts in Hancock County, Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 518 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hancock 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
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328	90.4%	573
Southeastern Community Unit School District 337	95.7%	440
Carthage Elementary School District 317	89.2%	436
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316	94.7%	375
Illini West High School District 307	91.8%	330
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325	94.7%	190
La Harpe Community School District 347	93%	187
Dallas Elementary School District 327	92.8%	166