Matt Donkin Superintendent of Schools | Official Website
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Data showed that white students made up 93.5% of the 5,503 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the nine districts in Franklin County, Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,416 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 | 94.2% | 1,503 |
| Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 | 92.2% | 1,022 |
| Christopher Community Unit School District 99 | 94.7% | 696 |
| Benton Consolidated High School District 103 | 90.3% | 588 |
| Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 | 90.1% | 573 |
| Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 | 92.3% | 479 |
| Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174 | 100% | 298 |
| Ewing Northern Community Consolidated School District 115 | 98.7% | 233 |
| Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 | 99.1% | 111 |
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