Jonathan Green Superintendent of Schools | Goreville Community Unit School District 1
Jonathan Green Superintendent of Schools | Goreville Community Unit School District 1
Data showed that white students made up 93.4% of the 1,797 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the six districts in Johnson County, Goreville Community Unit School District 1 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 633 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Goreville Community Unit School District 1 | 97.5% | 649 |
| Vienna School District 55 | 91.5% | 389 |
| Vienna High School District 133 | 88.8% | 356 |
| New Simpson Hill School District 32 | 94.1% | 237 |
| Cypress School District 64 | 89.9% | 109 |
| Buncombe Consolidated School District 43 | 91.2% | 57 |
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