Illinois Valley Times

There were 1,272 white students enrolled in Ottawa Elementary School District 141 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Ottawa Elementary School District 141 welcomed 2,012 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 72.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Ottawa Elementary School District 141 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Ottawa.

Among the five schools in Ottawa Elementary School District 141, Shepherd Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 282 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	1,748	1,272	72.8%
2021	1,759	1,278	72.7%
2020	1,904	1,397	73.4%
2019	1,986	1,478	74.4%
2018	2,012	1,535	76.3%