Illinois Valley Times

There were 3,395 white students enrolled in Bureau County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 76.7% of the 4,427 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 12 districts in Bureau County, Princeton Elementary School District 115 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 953 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Princeton Elementary School District 115	88.2%	1,081
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340	90.5%	929
Princeton High School District 500	89.1%	468
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99	58.3%	606
Hall High School District 502	67.6%	398
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94	77.1%	201
La Moille Community Unit School District 303	91.6%	166
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84	84.2%	95
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17	97.3%	74
Dalzell School District 98	82.1%	56
Depue Community Unit School District 103	10.2%	324
Ohio Community High School District 505	82.8%	29