Sangamon Sun

There were 2,997 white students enrolled in Logan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 86.8% of the 3,453 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Logan County, Lincoln Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 655 students.

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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Community High School	84.4%	776
Mount Pulaski Elementary School	93.9%	346
Olympia South Elementary School	88%	341
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	90.2%	297
Lincoln Junior High School	80.1%	312
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	99.5%	220
Northwest Elementary School	75.6%	262
Mount Pulaski High School	93.5%	170
Central Elementary School	89.3%	169
Washington-Monroe Elementary School	71%	210
Adams Elementary School	81.8%	110
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	95.5%	88
Emden Elementary School	97.6%	85
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	98.5%	67