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

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

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

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
White [49.9%]Black [29.7%]Hispanic [7.9%]Multiracial [6.9%]Ethnicities <5 [4.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Peoria County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Dunlap High School65.41,346
Limestone Community High School76.3882
Richwoods High School40.71,446
Farmington Central Elementary School93.4603
Illinois Valley Central High School87.7619
Brimfield Grade School95.6429
Hickory Grove Elementary School47.4808
Illini Bluffs Elementary School93.3400
South Elementary School90.2410
Mossville Elementary School90.1403
Dunlap Valley Middle School63.6539
Farmington Central High School94352
Elmwood Elementary School92.8347
Peoria Heights Grade School60.6505
Princeville High School87.8344
Dunlap Middle School55.5528
Princeville Elementary School83.3330
Farmington Central Junior High School93.4287
Monroe Elementary School85.1282
Illini Bluffs High School92.1253
Oak Grove School88.2263
Ridgeview Elementary School53.1431
Chillicothe Junior High School88251
Bartonville Elementary School79.9274
Dunlap Grade School81.1259
Wilder-Waite Elementary School54.7380
Banner Elementary School64.4323
Brimfield High School96.6206
Limestone Walters Elementary School90.7194
Illini Bluffs Middle School91.2193
Washington Gifted School59.6285
Norwood Primary School76.2223
Kellar Primary School50332
Mossville Junior High91.1180
Elmwood High School95.7162
Peoria High School10.71,337
Rolling Acres Middle School35.6379
Peoria Heights High School64211
Chillicothe Elementary Center86.3153
Northmoor Primary School39.2324
Hollis Consolidated Grade School93.1131
Norwood Elementary School74.8163
Elmwood Junior High School93.2117
Pleasant Hill Elementary School56.5186
Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center21.2476
Hines Primary School22.1421
Charter Oak Primary School29.1313
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School32.8268
Pleasant Valley Middle School35.1251
Whittier Primary School29.7290
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School18.7369
Lincoln School9.9684
Manual Academy10.7609
Pleasant Valley Elementary School30.9191
Sterling Middle School12.9428
Von Steuben Middle School16.7312
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School12.2378
Calvin Coolidge Middle School12.7353
Trewyn Primary School11.7376
Mark W. Bills Middle School16.4262
Franklin Primary School8.6409
Harrison Community Learning Center6.4513
Quest Charter School Academy5.9476
Glen Oak Community Learning Center3.6676
Roosevelt Magnet School3.6603

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Limestone Walters Elem SchoolTrewyn Primary SchoolWilder-Waite Elementary SchoolDunlap Middle SchoolRidgeview Elementary SchoolKellar Primary SchoolHickory Grove Elementary SchoolNorwood Elementary SchoolPrinceville High SchoolIllinois Valley Central High SchoolBanner Elementary SchoolNorwood Primary SchoolGlen Oak Community Learning CenterMark W. Bills Middle SchoolBartonville Elementary SchoolDunlap High SchoolWashington Gifted SchoolMossville Junior High SchoolElmwood Elementary SchoolChillicothe Elementary CenterOak Grove SchoolIllini Bluffs Elementary SchoolVon Steuben Middle SchoolBrimfield High SchoolThomas Jefferson Primary SchoolDunlap Valley Middle SchoolPleasant Hill Elementary SchoolPleasant Valley Elementary SchoolCalvin Coolidge Middle SchoolRolling Acres Middle SchoolMossville Elementary SchoolRichwoods High SchoolHines Primary SchoolCharter Oak Primary SchoolQuest Charter School AcademyFarmington Central Junior High SchoolChillicothe Junior High SchoolWhittier Primary SchoolDunlap Grade SchoolElmwood Junior High SchoolCharles A. Lindbergh Middle SchoolManual AcademySterling Middle SchoolPleasant Valley Middle SchoolDr. Maude A. Sanders Primary SchoolSouth Elementary SchoolRoosevelt Magnet SchoolPrinceville Elementary SchoolPeoria Heights Grade SchoolHarrison Community Learning CenterBrimfield Grade SchoolMonroe Elementary SchoolIllini Bluffs High SchoolPeoria Heights High SchoolLimestone Community High SchoolElmwood High SchoolHollis Consolidated Grade SchoolValeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Ctr

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