Kankakee Times

There were 529 Hispanic students enrolled in Iroquois County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 14.1% of the 3,739 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 260 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Iroquois 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
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10	32.1%	810
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9	13%	884
Central Community Unit School District 4	7.8%	948
Milford Area Public Schools District 124	9%	477
Donovan Community Unit School District 3	7.7%	285
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6	5.3%	285