Peoria Standard

Of the many ethnicities represented in Peoria County district's, 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 27,110 students attending Peoria County district schools, 49.4% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.2% of Peoria County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Peoria County districts, representing 50.3% of the student body.

Peoria School District 150 had the most diverse student body in the Peoria County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.8% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Peoria County.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Bartonville School District 66	White	79.9%	274
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309	White	95.9%	635
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	White	59.7%	4,614
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322	White	93.6%	626
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	White	93.6%	1,242
Hollis Consolidated School District 328	White	93.1%	131
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327	White	92.4%	846
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	White	88.9%	2,035
Limestone Community High School District 310	White	75.5%	894
Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316	White	90.7%	194
Monroe School District 70	White	85.1%	282
Norwood Elementary School District 63	White	75.1%	389
Oak Grove School District 68	White	88.2%	263
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325	White	61.6%	716
Peoria School District 150	African American	57%	12,667
Pleasant Hill School District 69	White	56.5%	186
Pleasant Valley School District 62	African American	53.2%	442
Princeville Community Unit School District 326	White	85.6%	674