Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 18.6% of the 4,427 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 12 districts in Bureau County, Depue Community Unit School District 103 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 282 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bureau 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Depue Community Unit School District 103 | 87% | 324 |
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 | 35.6% | 606 |
Hall High School District 502 | 27.6% | 398 |
Princeton Elementary School District 115 | 7.7% | 1,081 |
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 | 5.6% | 929 |
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 | 20.4% | 201 |
Princeton High School District 500 | 5.8% | 468 |
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 | 13.7% | 95 |