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LaSalle County County Education: 10,476 white students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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La Salle-Peru Township High School Principal Mrs. Ingrid Cushing (2023) | La Salle-Peru Township High School

La Salle-Peru Township High School Principal Mrs. Ingrid Cushing (2023) | La Salle-Peru Township High School

There were 10,476 white students enrolled in LaSalle County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 72.4% of the 14,463 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 44 schools in LaSalle County County, Ottawa Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 976 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.

Ethnicities in LaSalle County County in 2021-22 School Year
White [72.4%]Hispanic [19.0%]Ethnicities <5 [6.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in LaSalle County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of White students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Ottawa Township High School77.71,256
La Salle-Peru Township High School72.61,213
Streator Township High School68.6816
Northview Elementary School70.9588
Marseilles Elementary School77.8517
Northlawn Junior High School59.9618
Northwest Elementary School55.3622
Wallace Elementary School82.1418
Seneca High School88.8383
Centennial Elementary School62.1454
Shepherd Middle School74.8377
Lincoln Elementary School68410
Central Intermediate School73374
McKinley Elementary School80.8338
Parkside Middle School76.8349
Mendota Township High School50.9503
Northbrook School51.8492
Lincoln Elementary School60.2410
Kimes Elementary School61405
Seneca Grade School North Campus84.4288
Earlville Elementary School84.3230
Lincoln Elementary School44.9410
Waltham Elementary School88.8205
Grand Ridge School92.5186
Jefferson Elementary School66.3249
Serena Middle School83.2197
Milton Pope Elementary School94.6168
Seneca Elementary School South Campus86178
Serena High School86.4177
Leland Elementary School84.7177
Lincoln Junior High School56.7263
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 17589.3150
Sheridan Elementary School84144
Tonica Grade School87.8131
Blackstone Elementary School52.9204
Washington Elementary School78.8132
Harding Grade School85120
Earlville Junior/Senior High School80.7119
Ransom Grade School8792
Lostant Elementary School10063
Leland High School91.962
Rutland Elementary School79.272
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School85.763
Earlville Early Learning Center84.626

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