Illinois Valley Times

There were 325 Black students enrolled in LaSalle County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2.2% of the 14,463 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 44 schools in LaSalle County County, La Salle-Peru Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 40 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
La Salle-Peru Township High School	3.3	1,213
Streator Township High School	4.8	816
Northwest Elementary School	5.8	622
Northlawn Junior High School	5	618
Ottawa Township High School	2.4	1,256
Kimes Elementary School	6.2	405
Centennial Elementary School	4.4	454
McKinley Elementary School	4.7	338
Central Intermediate School	4	374
Wallace Elementary School	3.6	418
Marseilles Elementary School	2.7	517
Northbrook School	2.6	492
Lincoln Junior High School	4.2	263
Shepherd Middle School	2.7	377
Jefferson Elementary School	4	249
Leland Elementary School	0	177
Leland High School	0	62
Lincoln Elementary School	0	410
Lincoln Elementary School	0	410
Lincoln Elementary School	0	410
Lostant Elementary School	0	63
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	0	178
Seneca Grade School North Campus	0	288
Seneca High School	0	383
Serena High School	0	177
Sheridan Elementary School	0	144
Rutland Elementary School	0	72
Earlville Elementary School	0	230
Harding Grade School	0	120
Serena Middle School	0	197
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	0	63
Waltham Elementary School	0	205
Washington Elementary School	0	132
Blackstone Elementary School	0	204
Northview Elementary School	0	588
Earlville Junior/Senior High School	0	119
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	0	150
Tonica Grade School	0	131
Parkside Middle School	0	349
Mendota Township High School	0	503
Milton Pope Elementary School	0	168
Ransom Grade School	0	92
Grand Ridge School	0	186
Earlville Early Learning Center	0	26