There were 1,683 white students enrolled in Mercer County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 91% of the 1,849 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the seven schools in Mercer County, Mercer County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 371 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer County High School | 93% | 399 |
| Apollo Elementary School | 89.1% | 359 |
| Winola Elementary School | 92.3% | 260 |
| Mercer County Junior High School | 88.8% | 268 |
| Sherrard Elementary School | 91.4% | 222 |
| Matherville Intermediate School | 87.3% | 181 |
| New Boston Elementary School | 95.6% | 160 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
