Illinois Valley Times

There were 841 Hispanic students enrolled in Bureau County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 18.5% of the 4,538 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 216 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	35.6	606
DePue Elementary School	87.1	225
Hall High School	27.6	398
DePue High School	86.9	99
Ladd Community Consolidated School	20.4	201
Princeton High School	5.8	468
Douglas Elementary School	11.5	218
Logan Junior High School	5.5	415
Neponset Grade School	15.3	137
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	6.9	289
Lincoln Elementary School	8.8	216
Jefferson Elementary School	7.8	206
Bureau Valley High School	4.8	313
Bureau Valley North School	6.8	190
Malden Grade School	13.7	95
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	0	83
Dalzell Grade School	0	56
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	0	137
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	0	74
Ohio Community High School	0	29
Allen Grade School	0	83