Doug Daugherty, Superintendent at Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 | https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/
Doug Daugherty, Superintendent at Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 | https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/
Data showed that Black students made up 1.1% of the 1,918 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the two districts in Lawrence County, Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20 was the only one that enrolled Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lawrence 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 | Black Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20 | 2.1% | 1,011 |
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