Kankakee Times

There were 2,998 white students enrolled in Iroquois County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 80.2% of the 3,739 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Central Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 834 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Iroquois 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
Central Community Unit School District 4	88%	948
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9	80.2%	884
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10	63.2%	810
Milford Area Public Schools District 124	84.9%	477
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6	89.8%	285
Donovan Community Unit School District 3	84.9%	285
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249	80%	50