There were 2,049 white students enrolled in Union County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 86.9% of the 2,358 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 15 schools in Union County, Anna-Jonesboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 407 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Anna-Jonesboro High School | 89.6% | 454 |
| Jonesboro Elementary School | 93.3% | 330 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 91.2% | 226 |
| Anna Junior High School | 89.1% | 229 |
| Cobden Elementary School | 74.8% | 222 |
| Shawnee Elementary School | 93.8% | 130 |
| Lick Creek Elementary School | 92% | 125 |
| Davie Elementary School | 85.1% | 121 |
| Dongola Elementary School | 92.5% | 107 |
| Cobden High School | 56.8% | 132 |
| Cobden Junior High School | 74.5% | 94 |
| Shawnee High School | 94% | 67 |
| Shawnee Junior High School | 91.8% | 61 |
| Dongola Junior High School | 90% | 50 |
| Dongola High School | 100% | 10 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
