The majority of students in Tazewell County district’s were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 18,493 students attending Tazewell County district schools, 89.1% were white. Multi-racial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.1% of Tazewell County’s districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Tazewell County districts, representing 89.3% of the student body.
Pekin Public School District 108 had the most diverse student body in the Tazewell County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.1% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Tazewell County.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central School District 51 | White | 89.9% | 1,348 |
| Creve Coeur School District 76 | White | 88.1% | 481 |
| Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 | White | 95.8% | 965 |
| Delavan Community Unit School District 703 | White | 94.2% | 433 |
| District 50 Schools | White | 87.9% | 593 |
| East Peoria Community High School District 309 | White | 83.2% | 938 |
| East Peoria School District 86 | White | 83.6% | 1,398 |
| Morton Community Unit School District 709 | White | 89.6% | 3,140 |
| North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 | White | 88.5% | 443 |
| Pekin Consolidated School District 303 | White | 90.4% | 1,814 |
| Pekin Public School District 108 | White | 88.6% | 3,137 |
| Rankin Community School District 98 | White | 90.4% | 208 |
| Robein School District 85 | White | 86.4% | 147 |
| South Pekin School District 137 | White | 93.6% | 188 |
| Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606 | White | 100% | 38 |
| Tremont Community Unit School District 702 | White | 91.9% | 905 |
| Washington Community High School District 308 | White | 87.3% | 1,464 |
| Washington School District 52 | White | 91.4% | 853 |
