Illinois Valley Times

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

Of the 14,467 students attending LaSalle County district schools, 72.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.1% of LaSalle County's districts students.

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

Mendota Township High School District 280 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 50.9% white students, 42.9% Hispanic students, and 4.8% Multi-racial students.

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

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

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65	White	87%	92
Community Unit School District 2	White	84.6%	638
Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82	White	85.7%	63
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	White	89.3%	150
Earlville Community Unit School District 9	White	83.2%	375
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95	White	92.5%	186
La Salle Elementary School District 122	White	55.7%	885
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120	White	72.6%	1,213
Leland Community Unit School District 1	White	86.6%	239
Lostant Community Unit School District 425	White	100%	63
Marseilles Elementary School District 150	White	77.8%	517
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289	White	54%	1,013
Mendota Township High School District 280	White	50.9%	503
Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210	White	94.6%	168
Oglesby Elementary School District 125	White	78.2%	449
Ottawa Elementary School District 141	White	72.8%	1,748
Ottawa Township High School District 140	White	77.6%	1,260
Peru Elementary School District 124	White	73.1%	937
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230	White	79.2%	72
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170	White	85%	466
Seneca Township High School District 160	White	88.8%	383
Streator Elementary School District 44	White	60.9%	1,477
Streator Township High School District 40	White	68.6%	816
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79	White	87.8%	131
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195	White	82.1%	418
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185	White	88.8%	205