Peoria Standard

There were 7,599 Black students enrolled in Peoria County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 29.2% of the 26,039 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 64 schools in Peoria County, Peoria High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 827 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Peoria High School	66.5%	1,244
Roosevelt Magnet School	87.6%	587
Richwoods High School	33.1%	1,504
Manual Academy	68.4%	637
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	61.6%	617
Lincoln School	49.4%	741
Harrison Community Learning Center	55%	575
Trewyn Primary School	75.4%	414
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	70.4%	389
Quest Charter School Academy	68.3%	400
Franklin Primary School	72.1%	344
Sterling Middle School	74.5%	326
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	60.6%	398
Hines Primary School	59.3%	403
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	72.6%	317
Charter Oak Primary School	49%	343
Northmoor Primary School	42.3%	369
Mark W. Bills Middle School	59.9%	252
Rolling Acres Middle School	45.3%	331
Von Steuben Middle School	68%	219
Whittier Primary School	41.5%	323
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	59.4%	224
Peoria Heights Grade School	25.7%	505
Kellar Primary School	33.3%	348
Pleasant Valley Middle School	58%	181
Limestone Community High School	11.7%	883
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	36.2%	282
Dunlap High School	5.9%	1,384
Dunlap Valley Middle School	12%	581
Ridgeview Elementary School	15.8%	424
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	37.6%	165
Hickory Grove Elementary School	6.8%	837
Bartonville Elementary School	14.1%	291
Washington Gifted School	13.7%	292
Dunlap Middle School	7.4%	525
Peoria Heights High School	18.6%	199
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	8.1%	357
Banner Elementary School	5.6%	392
Dunlap Grade School	7.1%	252
Norwood Primary School	8%	212
Oak Grove School	5.2%	270
South Elementary School	2.4%	424
Chillicothe Elementary Center	0%	159
Chillicothe Junior High School	0%	239
Limestone Walters Elementary School	0%	177
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
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	0%	144
Farmington Central Elementary School	0%	621
Farmington Central High School	0%	362
Farmington Central Junior High School	0%	250
Brimfield Grade School	0%	394
Brimfield High School	0%	201
Norwood Elementary School	0%	141
Elmwood Elementary School	0%	328
Elmwood High School	0%	199
Elmwood Junior High School	0%	97
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