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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 2.9% of Tazewell County County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Pekin Community High School Principal Mr. Joel Schmieg (2023) | Pekin Community High School

Pekin Community High School Principal Mr. Joel Schmieg (2023) | Pekin Community High School

There were 547 Hispanic students enrolled in Tazewell County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 2.9% of the 18,651 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 51 schools in Tazewell County County, Pekin Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 67 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 County in 2021-22 School Year
White [89.3%]Ethnicities <5 [8.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Tazewell County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Pekin Community High School3.71,814
Washington Community High School4.41,464
East Peoria High School6.6938
Morton High School3.41,044
Central Intermediate School4.3799
Central Junior High School5.8467
Central Primary School4549
Wilson Intermediate School3.8547
Beverly Manor Elementary School6.5323
Morton Junior High School3.7485
Jefferson Elementary School5.2346
Washington Intermediate School3.5427
Tremont High School4.4319
Lincoln Grade School2.9483
Willow Elementary School6.1230
Jefferson Elementary School3.8346
J.L. Hensey Elementary School4.4270
Grundy Elementary School3.1391
Lettie Brown Elementary School3.1356
Pekin Preschool Family Education Center5.8190
C.B. Smith Elementary School3.9254
L.E. Starke Elementary School6.3159
Lincoln Elementary School2506
Don D. Shute Elementary School7.5134
Lasalle Elementary School0264
Lincoln Elementary School0506
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
Washington Middle School0370
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School0150
Broadmoor Junior High School0366
Marquette Elementary School0214
Edison Junior High School0331
Tremont Elementary School0306
Tremont Middle School0280
Olympia West Elementary School0229
P.L. Bolin Elementary School0134
Parkview Junior High School0217
Midwest Central Middle School0170
Rankin Elementary School0208
Armstrong-Oakview Elementary School0152
Glendale Elementary School0215

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