Pekin Public School District 108 Principal Dr. Bill Link (2023) | Pekin Public School District 108
Pekin Public School District 108 Principal Dr. Bill Link (2023) | Pekin Public School District 108
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 3.6% of the 18,493 students in Tazewell County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.
Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, Pekin Public School District 108 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 125 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.
| District | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Pekin Public School District 108 | 4% | 3,137 |
| Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 3.2% | 3,140 |
| East Peoria School District 86 | 4.9% | 1,398 |
| Pekin Consolidated School District 303 | 3.7% | 1,814 |
| Washington Community High School District 308 | 4.4% | 1,464 |
| East Peoria Community High School District 309 | 6.6% | 938 |
| Central School District 51 | 4.2% | 1,348 |
| District 50 Schools | 5.6% | 593 |
| Tremont Community Unit School District 702 | 3.2% | 905 |
| Washington School District 52 | 2.2% | 853 |
| Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 | 1.8% | 965 |
| Creve Coeur School District 76 | 2.9% | 481 |
| North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 | 2.7% | 443 |
| Rankin Community School District 98 | 0% | 208 |
| Robein School District 85 | 0% | 147 |
| South Pekin School District 137 | 0% | 188 |
| Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606 | 0% | 38 |
| Delavan Community Unit School District 703 | 0% | 433 |
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