Peoria Standard

There were 145 Asian students enrolled in Tazewell County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.8% of the 18,158 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, Morton Community Unit School District 709 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 67 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Tazewell 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
Morton Community Unit School District 709	2.1%	3,231
Washington Community High School District 308	1.5%	1,424
Pekin Public School District 108	0.7%	3,134
Pekin Consolidated School District 303	1.1%	1,701
Central School District 51	1.2%	1,267