Illinois Valley Times

The majority of students in LaSalle County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 14,463 students attending LaSalle County schools, 72.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19% of LaSalle County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in LaSalle County, representing 73.3% of the student body.

La Salle-Peru Township High School had the most diverse student body in LaSalle County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.2% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Blackstone Elementary School	White	52.9%	204
Centennial Elementary School	White	62.1%	454
Central Intermediate School	White	73%	374
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	White	85.7%	63
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	White	89.3%	150
Earlville Early Learning Center	White	84.6%	26
Earlville Elementary School	White	84.3%	230
Earlville Junior/Senior High School	White	80.7%	119
Grand Ridge School	White	92.5%	186
Harding Grade School	White	85%	120
Jefferson Elementary School	White	66.3%	249
Kimes Elementary School	White	61%	405
La Salle-Peru Township High School	White	72.6%	1,213
Leland Elementary School	White	84.7%	177
Leland High School	White	91.9%	62
Lincoln Elementary School	White	58%	317
Lincoln Elementary School	White	68%	410
Lincoln Elementary School	White	77.9%	317
Lincoln Junior High School	White	56.7%	263
Lostant Elementary School	White	100%	63
Marseilles Elementary School	White	77.8%	517
McKinley Elementary School	White	80.8%	338
Mendota Township High School	White	50.9%	503
Milton Pope Elementary School	White	94.6%	168
Northbrook School	White	51.8%	492
Northlawn Junior High School	White	59.9%	618
Northview Elementary School	White	70.9%	588
Northwest Elementary School	White	55.3%	622
Ottawa Township High School	White	77.7%	1,256
Parkside Middle School	White	76.8%	349
Ransom Grade School	White	87%	92
Rutland Elementary School	White	79.2%	72
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	White	86%	178
Seneca Grade School North Campus	White	84.4%	288
Seneca High School	White	88.8%	383
Serena High School	White	86.4%	177
Serena Middle School	White	83.2%	197
Shepherd Middle School	White	74.8%	377
Sheridan Elementary School	White	84%	144
Streator Township High School	White	68.6%	816
Tonica Grade School	White	87.8%	131
Wallace Elementary School	White	82.1%	418
Waltham Elementary School	White	88.8%	205
Washington Elementary School	White	78.8%	132