Peoria Standard

There were 2,268 Hispanic students enrolled in Peoria County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 8.7% of the 26,039 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 64 schools in Peoria County, Lincoln School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 234 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln School	31.6%	741
Richwoods High School	14%	1,504
Peoria High School	14.7%	1,244
Harrison Community Learning Center	30.1%	575
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	26.7%	617
Manual Academy	18.1%	637
Limestone Community High School	7.6%	883
Whittier Primary School	19.2%	323
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	20.9%	282
Dunlap High School	4.1%	1,384
Quest Charter School Academy	13.8%	400
Peoria Heights Grade School	8.3%	505
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	9.8%	398
Hines Primary School	8.7%	403
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	9%	389
Charter Oak Primary School	9.9%	343
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	9.5%	357
Trewyn Primary School	8.2%	414
Rolling Acres Middle School	10%	331
Dunlap Valley Middle School	5.7%	581
Princeville Elementary School	10.6%	301
Washington Gifted School	10.6%	292
Kellar Primary School	8.9%	348
Dunlap Middle School	5.7%	525
Northmoor Primary School	7.9%	369
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	16.4%	165
Princeville High School	8.2%	330
Ridgeview Elementary School	6.4%	424
Mark W. Bills Middle School	10.3%	252
Hickory Grove Elementary School	2.9%	837
Illinois Valley Central High School	3.7%	623
Banner Elementary School	5.9%	392
Bartonville Elementary School	7.2%	291
Sterling Middle School	6.1%	326
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	6%	317
Farmington Central Elementary School	2.7%	621
South Elementary School	3.8%	424
Roosevelt Magnet School	2.7%	587
Norwood Primary School	7.5%	212
Monroe Elementary School	5.9%	272
Peoria Heights High School	7.5%	199
Franklin Primary School	4.1%	344
Chillicothe Junior High School	5.4%	239
Oak Grove School	4.8%	270
Von Steuben Middle School	5%	219
Mossville Elementary School	2.7%	409
Chillicothe Elementary Center	6.3%	159
Elmwood Elementary School	3%	328
Limestone Walters Elementary School	0%	177
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	0%	417
Illini Bluffs High School	0%	245
Illini Bluffs Middle School	0%	182
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	0%	144
Dunlap Grade School	0%	252
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 High School	0%	199
Elmwood Junior High School	0%	97
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	0%	224
Pleasant Valley Middle School	0%	181
Mossville Junior High	0%	187