Peoria Standard

There were 2,015 multiracial students enrolled in Peoria County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 7.4% of the 27,079 students in the county. They were the fourth most represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Peoria County, Peoria School District 150 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,214 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Peoria School District 150	9.6%	12,661
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323	5.6%	4,752
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321	4.3%	2,075
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325	11.5%	704
Limestone Community High School District 310	8.8%	883
Pleasant Valley School District 62	13.6%	405
Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265	3.7%	1,233
Bartonville School District 66	13.1%	291
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327	3.9%	844
Norwood Elementary School District 63	7.9%	353
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322	4.2%	624
Oak Grove School District 68	7%	270
Princeville Community Unit School District 326	2.5%	631
Monroe School District 70	5.1%	272
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309	2%	595