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LaSalle County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 Principal Dr. Steven Wrobleski (2023) | LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 Principal Dr. Steven Wrobleski (2023) | LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120

Ottawa Elementary School District 141 had the highest enrollment among LaSalle County districts, welcoming 1,748 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.6% of them were girls, and 49.4% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 72.8% of the Ottawa Elementary School District 141's total enrollment.

Among the 26 districts in LaSalle County, Streator Elementary School District 44 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,477 students, while Ottawa Township High School District 140 welcomed 1,260 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Ottawa Elementary School District 141 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County with its main office in Ottawa.

In the previous school year, Ottawa Elementary School District 141 also had the highest number of students among LaSalle County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Ottawa Elementary School District 141 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in LaSalle County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Ottawa Elementary School District 141Ottawa1,748
Streator Elementary School District 44Streator1,477
Ottawa Township High School District 140Ottawa1,260
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120LaSalle1,213
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289Mendota1,013
Peru Elementary School District 124Peru937
La Salle Elementary School District 122LaSalle885
Streator Township High School District 40Streator816
Community Unit School District 2Serena638
Marseilles Elementary School District 150Marseilles517
Mendota Township High School District 280Mendota503
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Seneca466
Oglesby Elementary School District 125Oglesby449
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195Ottawa418
Seneca Township High School District 160Seneca383
Earlville Community Unit School District 9Earlville375
Leland Community Unit School District 1Leland239
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185Utica205
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95Grand Ridge186
Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210Marseilles168
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175LaSalle150
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79Tonica131
Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65Ransom92
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230Ottawa72
Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82Ottawa63
Lostant Community Unit School District 425Lostant63

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