Illinois Valley Times

There were 3,472 white students enrolled in Bureau County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 76.5% of the 4,538 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Bureau County County, Princeton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 417 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Princeton High School	89.1	468
Logan Junior High School	89.9	415
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	58.3	606
Bureau Valley High School	91.7	313
Hall High School	67.6	398
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	88.6	289
Lincoln Elementary School	88.9	216
Jefferson Elementary School	89.3	206
Douglas Elementary School	83.5	218
Bureau Valley North School	88.4	190
Ladd Community Consolidated School	77.1	201
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	94.9	137
Neponset Grade School	78.8	137
Malden Grade School	84.2	95
Allen Grade School	92.8	83
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	90.4	83
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	97.3	74
Dalzell Grade School	82.1	56
DePue Elementary School	10.7	225
Ohio Community High School	82.8	29
DePue High School	0	99