Illinois Valley Times

There were 899 white students enrolled in Streator Elementary School District 44 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Streator Elementary School District 44 welcomed 1,591 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 60.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Streator Elementary School District 44 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Streator.

Among the three schools in Streator Elementary School District 44, Northlawn Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 370 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	1,477	899	60.9%
2021	1,446	896	62%
2020	1,615	1,002	62%
2019	1,598	1,042	65.2%
2018	1,591	1,027	64.6%