There were 30 Hispanic students enrolled in Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 in the 2024-25 school year, 9.1% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 welcomed 454 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 6.6% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.
Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 roughly covers schools within Union County and has a main office in Anna.
Anna-Jonesboro High School is the only one school in the Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 that recorded enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 30 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 30 | 6.6% |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 33 | 7.2% |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 32 | 6.8% |
| 2021-22 | 504 | 36 | 7.1% |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 38 | 7.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
