Illinois Valley Times

There were 3,523 white students enrolled in Bureau County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 76.9% of the 4,582 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Bureau County County, Princeton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 453 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 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Princeton High School	90.8	499
Logan Junior High School	87.6	427
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	58.8	616
Bureau Valley High School	92	313
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	88.9	307
Hall High School	68.3	378
Jefferson Elementary School	85.3	224
Lincoln Elementary School	91.4	198
Douglas Elementary School	86.1	208
Bureau Valley North School	87.6	202
Ladd Community Consolidated School	78.2	179
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	91.3	138
Neponset Grade School	76.5	132
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	91.5	94
Malden Grade School	85.1	94
Allen Grade School	92.4	79
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	87.5	72
Dalzell Grade School	77.8	63
DePue Elementary School	13.9	231
Ohio Community High School	85.2	27
DePue High School	13.9	101