Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat Superintendent of Peoria School District 150 | Official Website
Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat Superintendent of Peoria School District 150 | Official Website
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 9% of the 27,079 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.
Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Peoria School District 150 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,772 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Peoria School District 150 | 14% | 12,661 |
| Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | 5% | 4,752 |
| Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 | 3.9% | 2,075 |
| Limestone Community High School District 310 | 7.6% | 883 |
| Princeville Community Unit School District 326 | 9.4% | 631 |
| Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 | 8.1% | 704 |
| Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 | 2.4% | 1,233 |
| Pleasant Hill School District 69 | 16.4% | 165 |
| Norwood Elementary School District 63 | 7.1% | 353 |
| Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 | 2.7% | 844 |
| Bartonville School District 66 | 7.2% | 291 |
| Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 | 2.7% | 624 |
| Monroe School District 70 | 5.9% | 272 |
| Oak Grove School District 68 | 4.8% | 270 |
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