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Bureau County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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Hall High School District 502 Principal Mr. Jesse Brandt (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-brandt-30239990/

Hall High School District 502 Principal Mr. Jesse Brandt (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-brandt-30239990/

The majority of students in Bureau County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 4,476 students attending Bureau County district schools, 77% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 17.9% of Bureau County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Bureau County districts, representing 77.6% of the student body.

Princeton Elementary School District 115 had the most diverse student body in the Bureau County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bureau County.

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.

Ethnicities in Bureau County Districts in 2021-22 School Year
White [77%]Hispanic [17.9%]Ethnicities <5% [2.8%]
Students' Ethnicity in Bureau County Districts in the 2021-22 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340White90%960
Dalzell School District 98White77.8%63
Depue Community Unit School District 103Hispanic82.2%332
Hall High School District 502White68.3%378
La Moille Community Unit School District 303White91.9%173
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94White78.2%179
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84White85.1%94
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17White87.5%72
Ohio Community High School District 505White85.2%27
Princeton Elementary School District 115White87.6%1,083
Princeton High School District 500White90.8%499
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99White58.8%616

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