Illinois Valley Times

There were 656 multiracial students enrolled in LaSalle County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.6% of the 14,390 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 26 districts in LaSalle County, Streator Elementary School District 44 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 125 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Streator Elementary School District 44	8.3%	1,515
Ottawa Elementary School District 141	5.5%	1,739
La Salle Elementary School District 122	8.3%	867
Peru Elementary School District 124	6.7%	942
Streator Township High School District 40	7.1%	803
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120	3.8%	1,177
Ottawa Township High School District 140	3.7%	1,225
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289	3.6%	1,021
Mendota Township High School District 280	6.8%	484
Community Unit School District 2	3.8%	628
Marseilles Elementary School District 150	4.1%	513
Oglesby Elementary School District 125	4.1%	467
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170	3.9%	485