Illinois Valley Times

There were 10,256 white students enrolled in LaSalle County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 71.3% of the 14,390 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 44 schools in LaSalle County County, Ottawa Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 929 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
Ottawa Township High School	75.8	1,225
La Salle-Peru Township High School	69.5	1,177
Streator Township High School	64.6	803
Northview Elementary School	70.1	581
Marseilles Elementary School	76.6	513
Northlawn Junior High School	59.5	602
Wallace Elementary School	84.4	410
Seneca High School	87.2	383
Northwest Elementary School	51.8	620
McKinley Elementary School	80.8	359
Centennial Elementary School	60.3	466
Lincoln Elementary School	68.2	412
Shepherd Middle School	74.7	376
Kimes Elementary School	62.2	447
Parkside Middle School	73.4	361
Northbrook School	52.1	497
Lincoln Elementary School	62.4	412
Central Intermediate School	72.7	344
Mendota Township High School	51.7	484
Seneca Grade School North Campus	83.7	288
Earlville Elementary School	84.6	241
Waltham Elementary School	88.9	216
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	89.3	197
Grand Ridge School	92.1	191
Milton Pope Elementary School	91.1	190
Lincoln Elementary School	40.5	412
Jefferson Elementary School	64.9	248
Serena Middle School	85.8	183
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	88.8	152
Lincoln Junior High School	54.3	247
Serena High School	86.5	155
Leland Elementary School	79.5	166
Sheridan Elementary School	85.1	154
Blackstone Elementary School	54.1	220
Harding Grade School	83.8	136
Washington Elementary School	76.2	130
Tonica Grade School	86.2	109
Ransom Grade School	84.2	95
Earlville Junior/Senior High School	82.3	96
Lostant Elementary School	95.5	66
Leland High School	91.8	61
Rutland Elementary School	78.3	60
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	84.3	51
Earlville Early Learning Center	86.5	37