Illinois Valley Times

There were 10,135 white students enrolled in LaSalle County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 70.6% of the 14,350 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 44 schools in LaSalle County, Ottawa Township High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 939 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Ottawa Township High School	75.7%	1,240
La Salle-Peru Township High School	67.8%	1,167
Streator Township High School	63.5%	767
Northview Elementary School	67.9%	591
Marseilles Elementary School	74.6%	508
Northlawn Junior High School	59.3%	597
Wallace Elementary School	85.5%	406
Northwest Elementary School	52.7%	636
Seneca High School	86.8%	355
Lincoln Elementary School	66.6%	440
McKinley Elementary School	79.2%	360
Kimes Elementary School	63.8%	437
Shepherd Middle School	74.1%	370
Centennial Elementary School	60.1%	454
Lincoln Elementary School	57.5%	440
Northbrook School	53%	474
Central Intermediate School	76.1%	327
Parkside Middle School	70.5%	353
Mendota Township High School	51.4%	473
Waltham Elementary School	87.8%	254
Seneca Grade School North Campus	81.3%	272
Earlville Elementary School	80.6%	253
Grand Ridge School	91.3%	207
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	86.4%	213
Jefferson Elementary School	66.1%	271
Milton Pope Elementary School	91%	189
Lincoln Elementary School	37%	440
Serena Middle School	86.6%	187
Serena High School	86.5%	155
Lincoln Junior High School	52%	254
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	87%	146
Leland Elementary School	77.3%	163
Sheridan Elementary School	87.8%	131
Blackstone Elementary School	52.9%	210
Harding Grade School	84.4%	122
Tonica Grade School	85.7%	119
Washington Elementary School	73%	122
Earlville Junior/Senior High School	82.7%	98
Ransom Grade School	88%	92
Leland High School	79.2%	77
Lostant Elementary School	98.2%	56
Rutland Elementary School	78.5%	65
Earlville Early Learning Center	90.4%	52
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	94.3%	35