Illinois Valley Times

There were 818 Hispanic students enrolled in Bureau County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 17.9% of the 4,582 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Bureau County County, John F. Kennedy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 222 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	36	616
DePue Elementary School	82.7	231
Hall High School	27.5	378
DePue High School	81.2	101
Ladd Community Consolidated School	17.9	179
Logan Junior High School	6.1	427
Princeton High School	5	499
Neponset Grade School	18.2	132
Jefferson Elementary School	9.8	224
Douglas Elementary School	8.7	208
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	5.9	307
Bureau Valley North School	8.4	202
Bureau Valley High School	4.5	313
Lincoln Elementary School	6.1	198
Malden Grade School	11.7	94
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	0	94
Dalzell Grade School	0	63
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	0	138
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	0	72
Ohio Community High School	0	27
Allen Grade School	0	79