Sangamon Sun

There were 2,122 white students enrolled in Menard County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 93.1% of the 2,280 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the three districts in Menard County, Porta Community Unit School District 202 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 994 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Menard 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
Porta Community Unit School District 202	94.6%	1,051
Athens Community Unit School District 213	90.6%	1,021
Greenview Community Unit School District 200	97.6%	208