Peoria Standard

There were 1,203 Asian students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 4.4% of the 27,079 students in the county. They were the third least represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,078 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Peoria County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	22.7%	4,752
Peoria School District 150	0.9%	12,661
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	0.7%	2,075