Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 3.5% of the 8,693 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.
Among the five districts in Adams County, Quincy School District 172 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 268 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Adams 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
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Quincy School District 172 | 4.3% | 6,211 |
Community Unit School District 4 | 2.1% | 667 |
Camp Point Community Unit School District 3 | 1.7% | 726 |
Payson Community Unit School District 1 | 2.1% | 468 |