Peoria Standard

Peoria School District 150 had the highest enrollment among Peoria County districts, welcoming 12,667 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Black, making up 57% of the Peoria School District 150's total enrollment.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 4,614 students, while Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 welcomed 2,035 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Peoria School District 150 roughly covers schools within Peoria County with its main office in Peoria.

In the previous school year, Peoria School District 150 also had the highest number of students among Peoria County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Peoria School District 150	Peoria	12,667
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	Dunlap	4,614
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	Chillicothe	2,035
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	Farmington	1,242
Limestone Community High School District 310	Peoria	894
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327	Glasford	846
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325	Peoria Heights	716
Princeville Community Unit School District 326	Princeville	674
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309	Brimfield	635
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322	Elmwood	626
Pleasant Valley School District 62	Peoria	442
Norwood Elementary School District 63	Peoria	389
Monroe School District 70	Bartonville	282
Bartonville School District 66	Bartonville	274
Oak Grove School District 68	Bartonville	263
Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316	Peoria	194
Pleasant Hill School District 69	Peoria	186
Hollis Consolidated School District 328	Peoria	131