Kankakee Times

There were 137 multiracial students enrolled in Iroquois County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.6% of the 3,781 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 36 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Iroquois County.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9	4.2%	865
Central Community Unit School District 4	3.7%	955
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10	3%	833
Milford Area Public Schools District 124	4.8%	501
Donovan Community Unit School District 3	6.1%	280