Illinois Valley Times

There were 40 Asian students enrolled in LaSalle County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.3% of the 14,390 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 26 districts in LaSalle County, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with LaSalle County.

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.

District	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120	1.3%	1,177
Peru Elementary School District 124	1.5%	942
Ottawa Elementary School District 141	0.6%	1,739