There were 407 white students enrolled in Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.8% more 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, white students comprised 89.6% of the student body to be the most 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 white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 407 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 White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 407 | 89.6% |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 396 | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 410 | 87.2% |
| 2021-22 | 504 | 443 | 87.9% |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 450 | 88.6% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
