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Tazewell County Education: 133 Asian students were enrolled in districts in 2021-22 school year

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

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

There were 133 Asian students enrolled in Tazewell County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.7% of the 18,493 students in Tazewell County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, Morton Community Unit School District 709 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 56 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
White [89.1%]Ethnicities <5 [10.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Tazewell County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Morton Community Unit School District 7091.8%3,140
Pekin Consolidated School District 3031.2%1,814
Washington Community High School District 3081.5%1,464
Pekin Public School District 1080.5%3,137
Central School District 511.2%1,348
Creve Coeur School District 760%481
East Peoria Community High School District 3090%938
East Peoria School District 860%1,398
Rankin Community School District 980%208
Robein School District 850%147
North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 1020%443
Tremont Community Unit School District 7020%905
South Pekin School District 1370%188
Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 6060%38
Washington School District 520%853
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 7010%965
Delavan Community Unit School District 7030%433
District 50 Schools0%593

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