Illinois Valley Times

There were 322 Black students enrolled in LaSalle County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2.2% of the 14,390 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 44 schools in LaSalle County County, Streator Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 42 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Streator Township High School	5.2	803
Northlawn Junior High School	5.6	602
Centennial Elementary School	6.9	466
Northwest Elementary School	5	620
Ottawa Township High School	2.4	1,225
La Salle-Peru Township High School	2.3	1,177
Kimes Elementary School	6	447
Northbrook School	3.4	497
Marseilles Elementary School	2.7	513
Central Intermediate School	3.8	344
Shepherd Middle School	3.5	376
McKinley Elementary School	3.6	359
Lincoln Elementary School	2.4	412
Lincoln Junior High School	4	247
Northview Elementary School	1.7	581
Leland Elementary School	0	166
Leland High School	0	61
Lincoln Elementary School	0	412
Lincoln Elementary School	0	412
Lostant Elementary School	0	66
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	0	197
Seneca Grade School North Campus	0	288
Seneca High School	0	383
Serena High School	0	155
Sheridan Elementary School	0	154
Rutland Elementary School	0	60
Earlville Elementary School	0	241
Harding Grade School	0	136
Serena Middle School	0	183
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	0	51
Wallace Elementary School	0	410
Waltham Elementary School	0	216
Washington Elementary School	0	130
Blackstone Elementary School	0	220
Jefferson Elementary School	0	248
Earlville Junior/Senior High School	0	96
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	0	152
Tonica Grade School	0	109
Parkside Middle School	0	361
Mendota Township High School	0	484
Milton Pope Elementary School	0	190
Ransom Grade School	0	95
Grand Ridge School	0	191
Earlville Early Learning Center	0	37