Peoria Standard

Of the many ethnicities represented in Peoria County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Peoria County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 26,728 students attending Peoria County schools, 49.9% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.7% of Peoria County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Peoria County, representing 52.7% of the student body.

Richwoods High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 40.7% white students, 30.9% African American students, 13.1% multiracial students, 11.7% Hispanic students, and 3.1% Asian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 7.8% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Banner Elementary School	White	64.4%	323
Bartonville Elementary School	White	79.9%	274
Brimfield Grade School	White	95.6%	429
Brimfield High School	White	96.6%	206
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	African American	66.6%	353
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	African American	37.7%	268
Charter Oak Primary School	African American	45%	313
Chillicothe Elementary Center	White	86.3%	153
Chillicothe Junior High School	White	88%	251
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	African American	56.4%	369
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	African American	72.2%	378
Dunlap Grade School	White	81.1%	259
Dunlap High School	White	65.4%	1,346
Dunlap Middle School	White	55.5%	528
Dunlap Valley Middle School	White	63.6%	539
Elmwood Elementary School	White	92.8%	347
Elmwood High School	White	95.7%	162
Elmwood Junior High School	White	93.2%	117
Farmington Central Elementary School	White	93.4%	603
Farmington Central High School	White	94%	352
Farmington Central Junior High School	White	93.4%	287
Franklin Primary School	African American	75.1%	409
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	African American	65.8%	676
Harrison Community Learning Center	African American	62.8%	513
Hickory Grove Elementary School	White	47.4%	808
Hines Primary School	African American	58%	421
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	White	93.1%	131
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	White	93.3%	400
Illini Bluffs High School	White	92.1%	253
Illini Bluffs Middle School	White	91.2%	193
Illinois Valley Central High School	White	87.7%	619
Kellar Primary School	White	50%	332
Limestone Community High School	White	76.3%	882
Limestone Walters Elementary School	White	90.7%	194
Lincoln School	African American	52%	684
Manual Academy	African American	66.2%	609
Mark W. Bills Middle School	African American	56.9%	262
Monroe Elementary School	White	85.1%	282
Mossville Elementary School	White	90.1%	403
Mossville Junior High	White	91.1%	180
Northmoor Primary School	White	39.2%	324
Norwood Elementary School	White	74.8%	163
Norwood Primary School	White	76.2%	223
Oak Grove School	White	88.2%	263
Peoria Heights Grade School	White	60.6%	505
Peoria Heights High School	White	64%	211
Peoria High School	African American	64.2%	1,337
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	White	56.5%	186
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	African American	55.5%	191
Pleasant Valley Middle School	African American	51.4%	251
Princeville Elementary School	White	83.3%	330
Princeville High School	White	87.8%	344
Quest Charter School Academy	African American	70.6%	476
Richwoods High School	White	40.7%	1,446
Ridgeview Elementary School	White	53.1%	431
Rolling Acres Middle School	African American	38.8%	379
Roosevelt Magnet School	African American	88.6%	603
South Elementary School	White	90.2%	410
Sterling Middle School	African American	73.1%	428
Trewyn Primary School	African American	78.7%	376
Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center	African American	64.5%	476
Von Steuben Middle School	African American	62.8%	312
Washington Gifted School	White	59.6%	285
Whittier Primary School	African American	45.5%	290
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	White	54.7%	380