Illinois Valley Times

The majority of students in Bureau County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 4,538 students attending Bureau County schools, 76.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18.5% of Bureau County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Bureau County, representing 76.9% of the student body.

Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School, Hall High School, and John F. Kennedy Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Bureau County, including Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1% 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
Allen Grade School	White	92.8%	83
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	White	94.9%	137
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	White	88.6%	289
Bureau Valley High School	White	91.7%	313
Bureau Valley North School	White	88.4%	190
Dalzell Grade School	White	82.1%	56
DePue Elementary School	Hispanic	87.1%	225
DePue High School	Hispanic	86.9%	99
Douglas Elementary School	White	83.5%	218
Hall High School	White	67.6%	398
Jefferson Elementary School	White	89.3%	206
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	White	58.3%	606
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	White	90.4%	83
Ladd Community Consolidated School	White	77.1%	201
Lincoln Elementary School	White	88.9%	216
Logan Junior High School	White	89.9%	415
Malden Grade School	White	84.2%	95
Neponset Grade School	White	78.8%	137
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	White	97.3%	74
Ohio Community High School	White	82.8%	29
Princeton High School	White	89.1%	468