There were 25 Hispanic students enrolled in Princeton High School District 500 in the 2024-25 school year, 24.2% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Princeton High School District 500 welcomed 469 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Princeton High School District 500 roughly covers schools within Bureau County and has a main office in Princeton.
Princeton High School is the only one school in the Princeton High School District 500 that recorded enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 25 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 469 | 25 | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33 | 6.9% |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 27 | 5.8% |
| 2021-22 | 499 | 25 | 5% |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 29 | 5.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
