Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.1% of Tazewell County’s districts student body in 2021-22 school year

Pekin Public School District 108 Principal Dr. Bill Link (2023) | Pekin Public School District 108

By Peoria Standard

Jun 13, 2024

There were 765 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 4.1% of the 18,493 students in Tazewell County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, Pekin Public School District 108 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 158 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pekin Public School District 108	5%	3,137
Morton Community Unit School District 709	3.5%	3,140
East Peoria School District 86	6.7%	1,398
Pekin Consolidated School District 303	3.9%	1,814
Washington Community High School District 308	4.7%	1,464
East Peoria Community High School District 309	7%	938
Central School District 51	3.7%	1,348
North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102	7.7%	443
Washington School District 52	3.8%	853
Tremont Community Unit School District 702	3.1%	905
District 50 Schools	4.7%	593
Creve Coeur School District 76	2.9%	481
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701	1.2%	965
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