Southern Illinois News

There were 418 white students enrolled in Pulaski County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 55.3% of the 756 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the two districts in Pulaski County, Century Community Unit School District 100 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 269 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Pulaski 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
Century Community Unit School District 100	82.8%	325
Meridian Community Unit School District 101	34.6%	431