Illinois Valley Times

There were 584 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 4% of the 14,463 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 44 schools in LaSalle County County, Northlawn Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 49 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
Northlawn Junior High School	7.9	618
Northwest Elementary School	7.9	622
La Salle-Peru Township High School	4	1,213
Streator Township High School	5.9	816
Northview Elementary School	7.5	588
Ottawa Township High School	3.4	1,256
Kimes Elementary School	10.1	405
Centennial Elementary School	8.6	454
Lincoln Elementary School	7.8	410
Central Intermediate School	6.4	374
Mendota Township High School	4.8	503
Lincoln Junior High School	7.6	263
Northbrook School	4.1	492
Marseilles Elementary School	3.7	517
Parkside Middle School	5.2	349
Shepherd Middle School	4.2	377
Jefferson Elementary School	6.4	249
Lincoln Elementary School	2.9	410
Seneca Grade School North Campus	4.2	288
Serena Middle School	5.1	197
Leland Elementary School	0	177
Leland High School	0	62
Lincoln Elementary School	0	410
Lostant Elementary School	0	63
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	0	178
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
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	0	63
Wallace Elementary School	0	418
Waltham Elementary School	0	205
Washington Elementary School	0	132
Blackstone Elementary School	0	204
McKinley Elementary School	0	338
Earlville Junior/Senior High School	0	119
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	0	150
Tonica Grade School	0	131
Milton Pope Elementary School	0	168
Ransom Grade School	0	92
Grand Ridge School	0	186
Earlville Early Learning Center	0	26