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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 18.6% of Bureau County’s districts student body in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

There were 824 Hispanic students enrolled in Bureau County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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.

Ethnicities in Bureau County in 2022-23 School Year
White [76.7%]Hispanic [18.6%]Ethnicities <5 [2.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Bureau County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
DistrictHispanic Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Depue Community Unit School District 10387%324
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 9935.6%606
Hall High School District 50227.6%398
Princeton Elementary School District 1157.7%1,081
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 3405.6%929
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 9420.4%201
Princeton High School District 5005.8%468
Malden Community Consolidated School District 8413.7%95

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