There were 263 white students enrolled in Colona School District 190 in the 2024-25 school year, 7.1% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Colona School District 190 welcomed 364 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 72.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Colona School District 190 roughly covers schools within Henry County and has a main office in Colona.
Colona Grade School is the only one school in the Colona School District 190 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 263 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 364 | 263 | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 283 | 75.5% |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 290 | 78.8% |
| 2021-22 | 381 | 303 | 79.5% |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 322 | 81.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
