In Washington County districts, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
House District 107 candidate Marsha Webb is criticizing Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch for his refusal to allow a vote on the Invest in Kids Act. The program, designed to provide scholarships to low-income families seeking alternative education options for their children, has come under scrutiny as the Illinois General Assembly concluded its session without allocating funds, jeopardizing the educational future of 9,600 economically disadvantaged children.
The most prevalent ethnicity in the Montgomery County district's student body in the 2021-22 school year was white, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In October 2023, the median sale price of a home in Marion County fell by $26,750 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 10.4%.