Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 49.9% of Peoria County County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

Richwoods High School Principal William Robison (2023) | Richwoods High School

By Peoria Standard

Apr 23, 2024

There were 13,328 white students enrolled in Peoria County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 49.9% of the 26,728 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 65 schools in Peoria County County, Dunlap High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 880 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 Peoria County County in 2021-22 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Peoria County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dunlap High School	65.4	1,346
Limestone Community High School	76.3	882
Richwoods High School	40.7	1,446
Farmington Central Elementary School	93.4	603
Illinois Valley Central High School	87.7	619
Brimfield Grade School	95.6	429
Hickory Grove Elementary School	47.4	808
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	93.3	400
South Elementary School	90.2	410
Mossville Elementary School	90.1	403
Dunlap Valley Middle School	63.6	539
Farmington Central High School	94	352
Elmwood Elementary School	92.8	347
Peoria Heights Grade School	60.6	505
Princeville High School	87.8	344
Dunlap Middle School	55.5	528
Princeville Elementary School	83.3	330
Farmington Central Junior High School	93.4	287
Monroe Elementary School	85.1	282
Illini Bluffs High School	92.1	253
Oak Grove School	88.2	263
Ridgeview Elementary School	53.1	431
Chillicothe Junior High School	88	251
Bartonville Elementary School	79.9	274
Dunlap Grade School	81.1	259
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	54.7	380
Banner Elementary School	64.4	323
Brimfield High School	96.6	206
Limestone Walters Elementary School	90.7	194
Illini Bluffs Middle School	91.2	193
Washington Gifted School	59.6	285
Norwood Primary School	76.2	223
Kellar Primary School	50	332
Mossville Junior High	91.1	180
Elmwood High School	95.7	162
Peoria High School	10.7	1,337
Rolling Acres Middle School	35.6	379
Peoria Heights High School	64	211
Chillicothe Elementary Center	86.3	153
Northmoor Primary School	39.2	324
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	93.1	131
Norwood Elementary School	74.8	163
Elmwood Junior High School	93.2	117
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	56.5	186
Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center	21.2	476
Hines Primary School	22.1	421
Charter Oak Primary School	29.1	313
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	32.8	268
Pleasant Valley Middle School	35.1	251
Whittier Primary School	29.7	290
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	18.7	369
Lincoln School	9.9	684
Manual Academy	10.7	609
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	30.9	191
Sterling Middle School	12.9	428
Von Steuben Middle School	16.7	312
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	12.2	378
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	12.7	353
Trewyn Primary School	11.7	376
Mark W. Bills Middle School	16.4	262
Franklin Primary School	8.6	409
Harrison Community Learning Center	6.4	513
Quest Charter School Academy	5.9	476
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	3.6	676
Roosevelt Magnet School	3.6	603