There were 78 white students enrolled in Pleasant Hill School District 69 in the 2024-25 school year, 9.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Pleasant Hill School District 69 welcomed 171 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 45.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Pleasant Hill School District 69 roughly covers schools within Peoria County and has a main office in Peoria.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is the only one school in the Pleasant Hill School District 69 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 78 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 171 | 78 | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 71 | 43% |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 92 | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 186 | 105 | 56.5% |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 116 | 61.4% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
