Kankakee Times

There were 133 multiracial students enrolled in Iroquois County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.6% of the 3,739 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Iroquois County, Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 35 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9	4%	884
Central Community Unit School District 4	3.4%	948
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10	3.2%	810
Milford Area Public Schools District 124	4.6%	477
Donovan Community Unit School District 3	6.3%	285