There were 28 Black students enrolled in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 in the 2024-25 school year, 12% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 welcomed 1,137 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in LaSalle.
La Salle-Peru Township High School is the only one school in the LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 that recorded enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 28 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 Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,137 | 28 | 2.5% |
| 2023-24 | 1,167 | 25 | 2.1% |
| 2022-23 | 1,177 | 27 | 2.3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,213 | 40 | 3.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 32 | 2.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
