Peoria Standard

There were 2,282 Hispanic students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 8.4% of the 27,081 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Peoria School District 150 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,647 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	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Peoria School District 150	13.1%	12,605
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	4.6%	4,665
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	4.6%	2,021
Princeville Community Unit School District 326	9.5%	641
Limestone Community High School District 310	6.8%	874
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325	7.7%	732
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	2%	1,254
Pleasant Hill School District 69	12.8%	180
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327	2.6%	875
Norwood Elementary School District 63	5.7%	384
Bartonville School District 66	5.3%	282
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322	2.3%	639
Monroe School District 70	5.4%	258
Pleasant Valley School District 62	3.1%	449