Peoria Standard

Of the ethnicities represented in Peoria County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Peoria County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 26,082 students attending Peoria County schools, 50% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 28.9% of Peoria County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Peoria County, representing 50.4% of the student body.

Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 34.5% African American students, 29.9% white students, 19.3% Hispanic students, 12.1% multiracial students, and 4.2% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.6% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Banner Elementary School	White	62%	361
Bartonville Elementary School	White	73.8%	282
Brimfield Grade School	White	95%	419
Brimfield High School	White	96.6%	203
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	African American	65%	343
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	African American	34.5%	264
Charter Oak Primary School	African American	44.2%	326
Chillicothe Elementary Center	White	87.5%	144
Chillicothe Junior High School	White	89.1%	238
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	African American	59.4%	352
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	African American	70.9%	375
Dunlap Grade School	White	78.5%	261
Dunlap High School	White	63.9%	1,366
Dunlap Middle School	White	51.7%	543
Dunlap Valley Middle School	White	62.3%	562
Elmwood Elementary School	White	92.8%	349
Elmwood High School	White	94.2%	191
Elmwood Junior High School	White	90.9%	99
Farmington Central Elementary School	White	92.5%	626
Farmington Central High School	White	92.1%	365
Farmington Central Junior High School	White	93.9%	263
Franklin Primary School	African American	74.5%	380
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	African American	65.4%	680
Harrison Community Learning Center	African American	57.8%	552
Hickory Grove Elementary School	White	51.3%	782
Hines Primary School	African American	59.6%	423
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	White	92.4%	132
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	White	92.3%	418
Illini Bluffs High School	White	90.7%	257
Illini Bluffs Middle School	White	92%	200
Illinois Valley Central High School	White	88.7%	619
Kellar Primary School	White	47.2%	354
Limestone Community High School	White	73.2%	869
Limestone Walters Elementary School	White	92.1%	189
Lincoln School	African American	49.7%	717
Manual Academy	African American	69.5%	591
Mark W. Bills Middle School	African American	57.3%	253
Monroe Elementary School	White	86.4%	258
Mossville Elementary School	White	88.8%	410
Mossville Junior High	White	91.8%	184
Northmoor Primary School	African American	40.8%	336
Norwood Elementary School	White	77.2%	158
Norwood Primary School	White	78.6%	224
Oak Grove School	White	87.8%	279
Peoria Heights Grade School	White	56.4%	527
Peoria Heights High School	White	57.6%	205
Peoria High School	African American	64.4%	1,240
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	White	51.1%	180
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	African American	56.4%	243
Pleasant Valley Middle School	African American	57.8%	206
Princeville Elementary School	White	84.4%	314
Princeville High School	White	87.8%	327
Quest Charter School Academy	African American	69.5%	393
Richwoods High School	White	37.7%	1,513
Ridgeview Elementary School	White	54.8%	429
Rolling Acres Middle School	African American	42.1%	323
Roosevelt Magnet School	African American	89.3%	589
South Elementary School	White	91.8%	402
Sterling Middle School	African American	74.6%	362
Trewyn Primary School	African American	75.8%	429
Von Steuben Middle School	African American	66.9%	248
Washington Gifted School	White	62.8%	277
Whittier Primary School	African American	42.6%	317
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	White	57.6%	361