Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Data showed that white students made up 79.3% of the 4,298 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the five districts in Morgan County, Jacksonville School District 117 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,273 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Morgan 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 |
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Jacksonville School District 117 | 73.5% | 3,094 |
Triopia Community Unit School District 27 | 95.6% | 386 |
Waverly Community Unit School District 6 | 91.3% | 335 |
Franklin Community Unit School District 1 | 96.7% | 272 |
Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11 | 94.3% | 211 |