Illinois Valley Times

There were 3,339 white students enrolled in Bureau County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 75.8% of the 4,403 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Bureau County, Princeton Elementary School District 115 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 939 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bureau 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
Princeton Elementary School District 115	87.3%	1,075
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340	90.3%	905
Princeton High School District 500	88.9%	479
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99	57.7%	619
Hall High School District 502	63.4%	407
La Moille Community Unit School District 303	92.4%	171
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94	72.3%	191
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84	86.8%	91
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17	97.3%	73
Dalzell School District 98	86.7%	45
Depue Community Unit School District 103	10.3%	321
Ohio Community High School District 505	92.3%	26