Illinois Valley Times

There were 59 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 1.3% of the 4,582 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Bureau County County, John F. Kennedy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 25 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	4.1	616
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	4.6	307
Hall High School	2.6	378
Princeton High School	2	499
DePue High School	0	101
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	0	94
Ladd Community Consolidated School	0	179
Lincoln Elementary School	0	198
Logan Junior High School	0	427
Dalzell Grade School	0	63
DePue Elementary School	0	231
Douglas Elementary School	0	208
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	0	138
Bureau Valley High School	0	313
Bureau Valley North School	0	202
Jefferson Elementary School	0	224
Malden Grade School	0	94
Neponset Grade School	0	132
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	0	72
Ohio Community High School	0	27
Allen Grade School	0	79