Illinois Valley Times

There were 881 Hispanic students enrolled in Bureau County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 19.5% of the 4,514 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 21 schools in Bureau County, John F. Kennedy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 221 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	35.7%	619
DePue Elementary School	86.5%	223
Hall High School	32.4%	407
DePue High School	88.8%	98
Ladd Community Consolidated School	22%	191
Princeton High School	6.9%	479
Logan Junior High School	5.7%	406
Neponset Grade School	17.2%	134
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School	7.3%	313
Lincoln Elementary School	10.2%	216
Douglas Elementary School	9.4%	224
Bureau Valley High School	5.8%	293
Jefferson Elementary School	8.3%	206
Bureau Valley North School	8.9%	169
Malden Grade School	13.2%	91
La Moille Junior/Senior High School	0%	84
Dalzell Grade School	0%	45
Bureau Valley Elementary Wyanet Campus	0%	130
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School	0%	73
Ohio Community High School	0%	26
Allen Grade School	0%	87