How many white students were enrolled in Tazewell County districts in 2021-22 school year?

Morton Community Unit School District 709 Principal Craig Smock (2023) | Morton Community Unit School District 709

By Peoria Standard

May 23, 2024

There were 16,480 white students enrolled in Tazewell County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 89.1% of the 18,493 students in Tazewell County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, Morton Community Unit School District 709 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,813 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.

Ethnicities in Tazewell County in 2021-22 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Tazewell County Districts During 2021-22 School Year

District	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Morton Community Unit School District 709	89.6%	3,140
Pekin Public School District 108	88.6%	3,137
Pekin Consolidated School District 303	90.4%	1,814
Washington Community High School District 308	87.3%	1,464
Central School District 51	89.9%	1,348
East Peoria School District 86	83.6%	1,398
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701	95.8%	965
Tremont Community Unit School District 702	91.9%	905
East Peoria Community High School District 309	83.2%	938
Washington School District 52	91.4%	853
District 50 Schools	87.9%	593
Creve Coeur School District 76	88.1%	481
Delavan Community Unit School District 703	94.2%	433
North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102	88.5%	443
Rankin Community School District 98	90.4%	208
South Pekin School District 137	93.6%	188
Robein School District 85	86.4%	147
Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606	100%	38