Peoria Standard

There were 12,744 white students enrolled in Peoria County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 48.9% of the 26,039 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 64 schools in Peoria County, Dunlap High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 874 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dunlap High School	63.2%	1,384
Limestone Community High School	70.8%	883
Farmington Central Elementary School	92.4%	621
Illinois Valley Central High School	89.9%	623
Richwoods High School	36.1%	1,504
Hickory Grove Elementary School	48.1%	837
South Elementary School	90.8%	424
Illini Bluffs Elementary School	92.3%	417
Brimfield Grade School	94.7%	394
Mossville Elementary School	89%	409
Dunlap Valley Middle School	59%	581
Farmington Central High School	91.7%	362
Elmwood Elementary School	91.2%	328
Princeville High School	88.5%	330
Dunlap Middle School	53%	525
Peoria Heights Grade School	55%	505
Princeville Elementary School	85.4%	301
Banner Elementary School	63.3%	392
Farmington Central Junior High School	94.4%	250
Ridgeview Elementary School	55%	424
Monroe Elementary School	84.9%	272
Illini Bluffs High School	92.2%	245
Oak Grove School	83%	270
Chillicothe Junior High School	87.4%	239
Brimfield High School	97%	201
Dunlap Grade School	76.6%	252
Wilder-Waite Elementary School	52.9%	357
Bartonville Elementary School	64.3%	291
Elmwood High School	93.5%	199
Washington Gifted School	60.6%	292
Limestone Walters Elementary School	94.4%	177
Kellar Primary School	47.1%	348
Mossville Junior High	87.7%	187
Illini Bluffs Middle School	89.6%	182
Norwood Primary School	76.9%	212
Chillicothe Elementary Center	88.7%	159
Hollis Consolidated Grade School	92.4%	144
Northmoor Primary School	35.2%	369
Norwood Elementary School	80.9%	141
Peoria Heights High School	56.8%	199
Peoria High School	8.5%	1,244
Rolling Acres Middle School	31.7%	331
Charter Oak Primary School	26.2%	343
Elmwood Junior High School	91.8%	97
Whittier Primary School	26.9%	323
Charles A. Lindbergh Middle School	29.4%	282
Lincoln School	11.2%	741
Hines Primary School	18.4%	403
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	43%	165
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	16.3%	398
Manual Academy	8.9%	637
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	23.7%	224
Pleasant Valley Middle School	27.6%	181
Harrison Community Learning Center	8%	575
Mark W. Bills Middle School	17.5%	252
Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary School	10.5%	389
Quest Charter School Academy	10%	400
Trewyn Primary School	8.7%	414
Calvin Coolidge Middle School	10.4%	317
Franklin Primary School	8.7%	344
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	4.7%	617
Von Steuben Middle School	12.8%	219
Sterling Middle School	8.3%	326
Roosevelt Magnet School	4.4%	587