K. Bradley Cox, Superintendent Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
K. Bradley Cox, Superintendent Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 20.5% of the 14,350 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the 26 districts in LaSalle County, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 407 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with LaSalle County.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
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.
| District | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | 40.7% | 1,001 |
| Streator Elementary School District 44 | 24.3% | 1,488 |
| Ottawa Elementary School District 141 | 18.1% | 1,768 |
| La Salle Elementary School District 122 | 34.3% | 890 |
| LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 | 23.7% | 1,167 |
| Ottawa Township High School District 140 | 17.1% | 1,240 |
| Peru Elementary School District 124 | 19.9% | 944 |
| Streator Township High School District 40 | 23.1% | 767 |
| Mendota Township High School District 280 | 35.9% | 473 |
| Marseilles Elementary School District 150 | 16.7% | 508 |
| Oglesby Elementary School District 125 | 17.9% | 457 |
| Earlville Community Unit School District 9 | 14.4% | 403 |
| Community Unit School District 2 | 8.9% | 595 |
| Leland Community Unit School District 1 | 20% | 240 |
| Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 | 9.9% | 485 |
| Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 | 11.1% | 406 |
| Seneca Township High School District 160 | 11% | 355 |
| Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 | 7.9% | 254 |
| Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 | 12.6% | 119 |
| Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210 | 6.9% | 189 |
| Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 | 8.2% | 146 |
| Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 | 15.4% | 65 |
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