Peoria Standard

There were 1,169 white students enrolled in East Peoria School District 86 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that East Peoria School District 86 welcomed 1,596 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

East Peoria School District 86 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in East Peoria.

Among the seven schools in East Peoria School District 86, Central Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 384 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	1,398	1,169	83.6%
2021	1,388	1,175	84.7%
2020	1,535	1,315	85.7%
2019	1,544	1,327	85.9%
2018	1,596	1,371	85.9%