South Central Reporter

There were 1,596 white students enrolled in Washington County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 93.5% of the 1,707 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the six districts in Washington County, Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 548 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Washington 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
Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49	92.9%	590
West Washington County Community Unit School District 10	95.9%	509
Nashville Community High School District 99	90.4%	364
Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15	95.2%	126
Irvington Community Consolidated School District 11	90.3%	62
Oakdale Community Consolidated School District 1	98.2%	56