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Peoria County Education: 54 Am. Indian students were enrolled in districts in 2021-22 school year

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Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat Superintendent of Peoria School District 150 | Official Website

Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat Superintendent of Peoria School District 150 | Official Website

There were 54 Am. Indian students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.2% of the 27,110 students in Peoria County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Peoria School District 150 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 40 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Peoria 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 Peoria County in 2021-22 School Year
Black [30.2%]White [49.4%]Hispanic [8.1%]multiracial [7.2%]Ethnicities <5 [4.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Peoria County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Am. Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Peoria School District 1500.3%12,667
Dunlap Community Unit School District 3230.3%4,614
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 2650%1,242
Hollis Consolidated School District 3280%131
Oak Grove School District 680%263
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 3210%2,035
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 3270%846
Bartonville School District 660%274
Brimfield Community Unit School District 3090%635
Limestone Community High School District 3100%894
Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 3160%194
Elmwood Community Unit School District 3220%626
Norwood Elementary School District 630%389
Monroe School District 700%282
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 3250%716
Pleasant Hill School District 690%186
Pleasant Valley School District 620%442
Princeville Community Unit School District 3260%674

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