Peoria Standard

There were 1,962 multiracial students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 7.2% of the 27,081 students in the county. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Peoria School District 150 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,182 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Peoria School District 150	9.4%	12,605
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	5.6%	4,665
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325	12.8%	732
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	4%	2,021
Limestone Community High School District 310	7.2%	874
Pleasant Valley School District 62	10.7%	449
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	3.6%	1,254
Norwood Elementary School District 63	10.7%	384
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327	4%	875
Bartonville School District 66	10.3%	282
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322	3.9%	639
Princeville Community Unit School District 326	2.7%	641
Oak Grove School District 68	6.1%	279
Monroe School District 70	5%	258
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309	1.8%	622