Peoria Standard

There were 1,169 Asian students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 4.3% of the 27,081 students in the county. They were the third least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,019 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.

District	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	21.8%	4,665
Peoria School District 150	1%	12,605
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	0.5%	2,021
Limestone Community High School District 310	1.1%	874