Peoria Standard

There were 212 Black students enrolled in Tazewell County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 38.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 1.2% of the 17,632 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 49 schools in Tazewell County, Central Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 21 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
Central Junior High School	5%	422
East Peoria High School	2.5%	854
Washington Community High School	1.4%	1,424
Pekin Community High School	1.1%	1,701
Lincoln Elementary School	3.3%	514
Morton High School	1.5%	1,068
Lasalle Elementary School	5.6%	270
Lincoln Grade School	3.3%	458
Central Primary School	2.1%	675
Don D. Shute Elementary School	4.9%	247
Wilson Intermediate School	1.9%	591
Jefferson Elementary School	3.1%	352
Jefferson Elementary School	3.1%	352
Tremont Elementary School	3.3%	306
Tremont High School	0%	283
C.B. Smith Elementary School	0%	251
Central Intermediate School	0%	592
L.E. Starke Elementary School	0%	159
Lettie Brown Elementary School	0%	345
Lincoln Elementary School	0%	514
Scott Altman Primary School	0%	187
South Pekin Elementary School	0%	185
Spring Lake Elementary School	0%	37
Robein Elementary School	0%	150
Dee-Mack High School	0%	285
Dee-Mack Intermediate School	0%	228
Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High	0%	441
Delavan Elementary School	0%	207
Delavan High School	0%	136
Delavan Junior High School	0%	59
Dirksen Primary School	0%	177
Washington Intermediate School	0%	392
Washington Middle School	0%	353
Willow Elementary School	0%	208
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	0%	154
Beverly Manor Elementary School	0%	324
Broadmoor Junior High School	0%	374
J.L. Hensey Elementary School	0%	250
Marquette Elementary School	0%	219
Edison Junior High School	0%	309
Tremont Middle School	0%	289
Olympia West Elementary School	0%	256
P.L. Bolin Elementary School	0%	127
Parkview Junior High School	0%	218
Midwest Central Middle School	0%	174
Rankin Elementary School	0%	211
Armstrong-Oakview Elementary School	0%	147
Glendale Elementary School	0%	170
Grundy Elementary School	0%	437