Peoria Standard

There were 1,876 multiracial students enrolled in Peoria County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 7.2% of the 26,039 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 64 schools in Peoria County, Richwoods High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 192 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Richwoods High School	12.8%	1,504
Peoria High School	8.8%	1,244
Dunlap High School	6.2%	1,384
Limestone Community High School	8.8%	883
Lincoln School	7%	741
Peoria Heights Grade School	10.3%	505
Hines Primary School	12.7%	403
Franklin Primary School	14.8%	344
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	12.6%	398
Northmoor Primary School	13%	369
Charter Oak Primary School	13.1%	343
Banner Elementary School	10.7%	392
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	6.5%	617
Bartonville Elementary School	13.1%	291
Rolling Acres Middle School	11.2%	331
Washington Gifted School	12.7%	292
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	9.5%	389
Dunlap Valley Middle School	6.2%	581
Whittier Primary School	11.1%	323
Harrison Community Learning Center	6.1%	575
Sterling Middle School	10.4%	326
Dunlap Middle School	6.1%	525
Trewyn Primary School	7.7%	414
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	14.3%	224
Kellar Primary School	8.9%	348
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	9.5%	317
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	10.6%	282
Roosevelt Magnet School	5.1%	587
Quest Charter School Academy	7.5%	400
Mark W. Bills Middle School	11.5%	252
Peoria Heights High School	14.6%	199
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	7.8%	357
Von Steuben Middle School	12.3%	219
Illinois Valley Central High School	4.2%	623
Manual Academy	4.1%	637
Mossville Elementary School	6.1%	409
Farmington Central Elementary School	3.9%	621
Pleasant Valley Middle School	12.7%	181
Ridgeview Elementary School	5.4%	424
Oak Grove School	7%	270
Farmington Central High School	5%	362
Elmwood Elementary School	5.2%	328
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	3.8%	417
Norwood Primary School	7.5%	212
Dunlap Grade School	6%	252
Monroe Elementary School	5.1%	272
Norwood Elementary School	8.5%	141
Mossville Junior High	6.4%	187
South Elementary School	2.6%	424
Brimfield Grade School	2.8%	394
Princeville Elementary School	3.7%	301
Chillicothe Junior High School	4.2%	239
Chillicothe Elementary Center	0%	159
Limestone Walters Elementary School	0%	177
Illini Bluffs High School	0%	245
Illini Bluffs Middle School	0%	182
Hickory Grove Elementary School	0%	837
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	0%	144
Farmington Central Junior High School	0%	250
Brimfield High School	0%	201
Elmwood High School	0%	199
Elmwood Junior High School	0%	97
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	0%	165
Princeville High School	0%	330