Illinois Valley Times

There were 39 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 0.9% of the 4,538 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 27 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	4.5	606
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	4.2	289
DePue High School	0	99
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	0	83
Ladd Community Consolidated School	0	201
Lincoln Elementary School	0	216
Logan Junior High School	0	415
Hall High School	0	398
Dalzell Grade School	0	56
DePue Elementary School	0	225
Douglas Elementary School	0	218
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	0	137
Bureau Valley High School	0	313
Bureau Valley North School	0	190
Jefferson Elementary School	0	206
Malden Grade School	0	95
Neponset Grade School	0	137
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	0	74
Ohio Community High School	0	29
Princeton High School	0	468
Allen Grade School	0	83