Illinois Valley Times

There were 710 multiracial students enrolled in LaSalle County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.9% of the 14,350 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 26 districts in LaSalle County, Streator Elementary School District 44 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 117 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Streator Elementary School District 44	7.9%	1,488
Ottawa Elementary School District 141	5.3%	1,768
Peru Elementary School District 124	7.7%	944
La Salle Elementary School District 122	7.8%	890
Streator Township High School District 40	8.3%	767
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120	4.5%	1,167
Mendota Township High School District 280	10.6%	473
Ottawa Township High School District 140	3.7%	1,240
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289	4%	1,001
Oglesby Elementary School District 125	5.7%	457
Marseilles Elementary School District 150	4.9%	508
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170	4.3%	485
Community Unit School District 2	3.4%	595
Earlville Community Unit School District 9	3.2%	403