La Salle Elementary School District 122 Principal Mr. Brian Debernardi (2023) | La Salle Elementary School District 122
La Salle Elementary School District 122 Principal Mr. Brian Debernardi (2023) | La Salle Elementary School District 122
Of the 14,467 students attending LaSalle County district schools, 72.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.1% of LaSalle County's districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in LaSalle County districts, representing 73.3% of the student body.
Mendota Township High School District 280 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 50.9% white students, 42.9% Hispanic students, and 4.8% Multi-racial students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 1.2% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with LaSalle County.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65 | White | 87% | 92 |
| Community Unit School District 2 | White | 84.6% | 638 |
| Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 | White | 85.7% | 63 |
| Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 | White | 89.3% | 150 |
| Earlville Community Unit School District 9 | White | 83.2% | 375 |
| Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 | White | 92.5% | 186 |
| La Salle Elementary School District 122 | White | 55.7% | 885 |
| LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 | White | 72.6% | 1,213 |
| Leland Community Unit School District 1 | White | 86.6% | 239 |
| Lostant Community Unit School District 425 | White | 100% | 63 |
| Marseilles Elementary School District 150 | White | 77.8% | 517 |
| Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | White | 54% | 1,013 |
| Mendota Township High School District 280 | White | 50.9% | 503 |
| Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210 | White | 94.6% | 168 |
| Oglesby Elementary School District 125 | White | 78.2% | 449 |
| Ottawa Elementary School District 141 | White | 72.8% | 1,748 |
| Ottawa Township High School District 140 | White | 77.6% | 1,260 |
| Peru Elementary School District 124 | White | 73.1% | 937 |
| Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 | White | 79.2% | 72 |
| Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 | White | 85% | 466 |
| Seneca Township High School District 160 | White | 88.8% | 383 |
| Streator Elementary School District 44 | White | 60.9% | 1,477 |
| Streator Township High School District 40 | White | 68.6% | 816 |
| Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 | White | 87.8% | 131 |
| Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 | White | 82.1% | 418 |
| Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 | White | 88.8% | 205 |
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