Peoria Standard

There were 1,131 Asian students enrolled in Peoria County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 4.3% of the 26,039 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 64 schools in Peoria County, Hickory Grove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 331 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hickory Grove Elementary School	39.5%	837
Dunlap High School	20.5%	1,384
Dunlap Middle School	27.2%	525
Dunlap Valley Middle School	16.9%	581
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	21.3%	357
Ridgeview Elementary School	17.5%	424
Banner Elementary School	14%	392
Richwoods High School	3.5%	1,504
Dunlap Grade School	6.7%	252
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	0%	317
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	0%	282
Charter Oak Primary School	0%	343
Chillicothe Elementary Center	0%	159
Chillicothe Junior High School	0%	239
Limestone Community High School	0%	883
Limestone Walters Elementary School	0%	177
Lincoln School	0%	741
South Elementary School	0%	424
Von Steuben Middle School	0%	219
Rolling Acres Middle School	0%	331
Roosevelt Magnet School	0%	587
Illinois Valley Central High School	0%	623
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	0%	417
Illini Bluffs High School	0%	245
Illini Bluffs Middle School	0%	182
Harrison Community Learning Center	0%	575
Hines Primary School	0%	403
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	0%	144
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	0%	398
Washington Gifted School	0%	292
Whittier Primary School	0%	323
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	0%	389
Farmington Central Elementary School	0%	621
Farmington Central High School	0%	362
Farmington Central Junior High School	0%	250
Franklin Primary School	0%	344
Quest Charter School Academy	0%	400
Bartonville Elementary School	0%	291
Brimfield Grade School	0%	394
Brimfield High School	0%	201
Manual Academy	0%	637
Mark W. Bills Middle School	0%	252
Northmoor Primary School	0%	369
Norwood Elementary School	0%	141
Norwood Primary School	0%	212
Sterling Middle School	0%	326
Elmwood Elementary School	0%	328
Elmwood High School	0%	199
Elmwood Junior High School	0%	97
Trewyn Primary School	0%	414
Oak Grove School	0%	270
Kellar Primary School	0%	348
Peoria Heights Grade School	0%	505
Peoria Heights High School	0%	199
Peoria High School	0%	1,244
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	0%	165
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	0%	224
Pleasant Valley Middle School	0%	181
Princeville Elementary School	0%	301
Princeville High School	0%	330
Monroe Elementary School	0%	272
Mossville Elementary School	0%	409
Mossville Junior High	0%	187
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	0%	617