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There were 2,697 white students enrolled in Logan County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 86.7% of the 3,112 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Logan County, Lincoln Elementary School District 27 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 838 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Logan 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
Lincoln Elementary School District 27	78.8%	1,063
Lincoln Community High School District 404	84.4%	776
Mount Pulaski Community Unit School District 23	93.8%	516
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61	90.2%	297
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92	99.5%	220
Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21	96.5%	173
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88	98.5%	67