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There were 90 Asian students enrolled in Tazewell County schools in 2021-22 school year

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Parkview Junior High School Principal Jake Yocum (2023) | Parkview Junior High School

Parkview Junior High School Principal Jake Yocum (2023) | Parkview Junior High School

There were 90 Asian students enrolled in Tazewell County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.5% of the 18,252 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 49 schools in Tazewell County, Morton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 23 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 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.

Ethnicities in Tazewell County in 2021-22 School Year
White [89.2%]Ethnicities <5 [8.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Tazewell County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Morton High School2.21,044
Washington Community High School1.51,464
Pekin Community High School1.21,814
Central Intermediate School1.5799
Morton Junior High School2.3485
Tremont High School0319
C.B. Smith Elementary School0254
Central Junior High School0467
Central Primary School0549
L.E. Starke Elementary School0159
Lasalle Elementary School0264
Lettie Brown Elementary School0356
Lincoln Elementary School0506
Lincoln Elementary School0506
Lincoln Grade School0483
Scott Altman Primary School0174
South Pekin Elementary School0188
Spring Lake Elementary School038
Robein Elementary School0147
Dee-Mack High School0288
Dee-Mack Intermediate School0212
Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High0465
Delavan Elementary School0217
Delavan High School0142
Delavan Junior High School074
Dirksen Primary School0145
Don D. Shute Elementary School0134
Washington Intermediate School0427
Washington Middle School0370
Willow Elementary School0230
Wilson Intermediate School0547
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School0150
Beverly Manor Elementary School0323
Broadmoor Junior High School0366
J.L. Hensey Elementary School0270
Jefferson Elementary School0346
Jefferson Elementary School0346
Marquette Elementary School0214
East Peoria High School0938
Edison Junior High School0331
Tremont Elementary School0306
Tremont Middle School0280
P.L. Bolin Elementary School0134
Parkview Junior High School0217
Pekin Preschool Family Education Center0190
Rankin Elementary School0208
Armstrong-Oakview Elementary School0152
Glendale Elementary School0215
Grundy Elementary School0391

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