Peoria Standard

There were 8,193 Black students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 30.3% of the 27,081 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Peoria School District 150 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 7,146 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	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Peoria School District 150	56.7%	12,605
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	7.9%	4,665
Pleasant Valley School District 62	57%	449
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325	22%	732
Limestone Community High School District 310	11.3%	874
Pleasant Hill School District 69	33.9%	180
Bartonville School District 66	9.6%	282
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	1.2%	2,021
Norwood Elementary School District 63	5.7%	384
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	1.3%	1,254
Oak Grove School District 68	4.3%	279