Brian DeBernardi Superintendent at La Salle Elementary School District 122 | Official Website
Brian DeBernardi Superintendent at La Salle Elementary School District 122 | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.4% of the 14,467 students in LaSalle County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.
Among the 26 districts in LaSalle County, Streator Elementary School District 44 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 129 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with LaSalle County.
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.
| District | % of multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Streator Elementary School District 44 | 8.7% | 1,477 |
| Ottawa Elementary School District 141 | 5.4% | 1,748 |
| La Salle Elementary School District 122 | 7.8% | 885 |
| Peru Elementary School District 124 | 6.6% | 937 |
| LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 | 4% | 1,213 |
| Streator Township High School District 40 | 5.9% | 816 |
| Ottawa Township High School District 140 | 3.4% | 1,260 |
| Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | 3.4% | 1,013 |
| Mendota Township High School District 280 | 4.8% | 503 |
| Marseilles Elementary School District 150 | 3.7% | 517 |
| Community Unit School District 2 | 3% | 638 |
| Oglesby Elementary School District 125 | 3.8% | 449 |
| Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 | 3.4% | 466 |
| Earlville Community Unit School District 9 | 3.2% | 375 |
| Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65 | 0% | 92 |
| Leland Community Unit School District 1 | 0% | 239 |
| Lostant Community Unit School District 425 | 0% | 63 |
| Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 | 0% | 72 |
| Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210 | 0% | 168 |
| Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 | 0% | 131 |
| Seneca Township High School District 160 | 0% | 383 |
| Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 | 0% | 418 |
| Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 | 0% | 205 |
| Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 | 0% | 63 |
| Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 | 0% | 150 |
| Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 | 0% | 186 |
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