Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Oficial Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Oficial Website
Of the 14,390 students attending LaSalle County schools, 71.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20% of LaSalle County students.
In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in LaSalle County, representing 72.4% of the student body.
La Salle-Peru Township High School had the most diverse student body in LaSalle County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% compared to the previous year.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.
However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Elementary School | White | 54.1% | 220 |
| Centennial Elementary School | White | 60.3% | 466 |
| Central Intermediate School | White | 72.7% | 344 |
| Deer Park C.C. Elementary School | White | 84.3% | 51 |
| Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 | White | 88.8% | 152 |
| Earlville Early Learning Center | White | 86.5% | 37 |
| Earlville Elementary School | White | 84.6% | 241 |
| Earlville Junior/Senior High School | White | 82.3% | 96 |
| Grand Ridge School | White | 92.1% | 191 |
| Harding Grade School | White | 83.8% | 136 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | White | 64.9% | 248 |
| Kimes Elementary School | White | 62.2% | 447 |
| La Salle-Peru Township High School | White | 69.5% | 1,177 |
| Leland Elementary School | White | 79.5% | 166 |
| Leland High School | White | 91.8% | 61 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | White | 54.9% | 304 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | White | 68.2% | 412 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | White | 76.3% | 337 |
| Lincoln Junior High School | White | 54.3% | 247 |
| Lostant Elementary School | White | 95.5% | 66 |
| Marseilles Elementary School | White | 76.6% | 513 |
| McKinley Elementary School | White | 80.8% | 359 |
| Mendota Township High School | White | 51.7% | 484 |
| Milton Pope Elementary School | White | 91.1% | 190 |
| Northbrook School | White | 52.1% | 497 |
| Northlawn Junior High School | White | 59.5% | 602 |
| Northview Elementary School | White | 70.1% | 581 |
| Northwest Elementary School | White | 51.8% | 620 |
| Ottawa Township High School | White | 75.8% | 1,225 |
| Parkside Middle School | White | 73.4% | 361 |
| Ransom Grade School | White | 84.2% | 95 |
| Rutland Elementary School | White | 78.3% | 60 |
| Seneca Elementary School South Campus | White | 89.3% | 197 |
| Seneca Grade School North Campus | White | 83.7% | 288 |
| Seneca High School | White | 87.2% | 383 |
| Serena High School | White | 86.5% | 155 |
| Serena Middle School | White | 85.8% | 183 |
| Shepherd Middle School | White | 74.7% | 376 |
| Sheridan Elementary School | White | 85.1% | 154 |
| Streator Township High School | White | 64.6% | 803 |
| Tonica Grade School | White | 86.2% | 109 |
| Wallace Elementary School | White | 84.4% | 410 |
| Waltham Elementary School | White | 88.9% | 216 |
| Washington Elementary School | White | 76.2% | 130 |
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