Hispanic students comprised 24.2% of Streator Township High School District 40’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson
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There were 182 Hispanic students enrolled in Streator Township High School District 40 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Streator Township High School District 40 welcomed 751 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 24.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Streator Township High School District 40 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Streator.

Streator Township High School is the only one school in the Streator Township High School District 40 that recorded enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 182 students.

Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.

Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.

Ethnicities in Streator Township High School District 40 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Streator Township High School District 40 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students (%)
2024-2575118224.2%
2023-2476717723.1%
2022-2380318022.4%
2021-2281616620.3%
2020-2181815218.6%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.



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