Morton Community Unit School District 709 Principal Craig Smock (2023) | Morton Community Unit School District 709
Morton Community Unit School District 709 Principal Craig Smock (2023) | Morton Community Unit School District 709
Data showed that Black students made up 1.6% of the 18,493 students in Tazewell County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.
Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, East Peoria School District 86 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 58 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Tazewell County.
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 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 | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| East Peoria School District 86 | 4.1 | 1,398 |
| Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 1.8 | 3,140 |
| Pekin Public School District 108 | 1.5 | 3,137 |
| Creve Coeur School District 76 | 5.6 | 481 |
| Washington Community High School District 308 | 1.8 | 1,464 |
| East Peoria Community High School District 309 | 2.5 | 938 |
| Washington School District 52 | 1.9 | 853 |
| Tremont Community Unit School District 702 | 1.4 | 905 |
| Central School District 51 | 0.9 | 1,348 |
| Delavan Community Unit School District 703 | 2.8 | 433 |
| Pekin Consolidated School District 303 | 0.6 | 1,814 |
| Rankin Community School District 98 | 0 | 208 |
| Robein School District 85 | 0 | 147 |
| North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 | 0 | 443 |
| South Pekin School District 137 | 0 | 188 |
| Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606 | 0 | 38 |
| Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 | 0 | 965 |
| District 50 Schools | 0 | 593 |
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