McLean County Times

There were 1,304 Asian students enrolled in McLean County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 5.6% of the 23,309 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 53 schools in McLean County County, Normal Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 230 students.

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.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Normal Community High School	11	2,089
Benjamin Elementary School	32.9	601
Evans Junior High School	17	725
Grove Elementary School	20.4	496
Northpoint Elementary School	20	485
Chiddix Junior High School	13.6	623
Colene Hoose Elementary School	13.4	449
University High School	9.6	623
Oakland Elementary School	11.2	456
Glenn Elementary School	21	224
Kingsley Junior High School	5	715
Thomas Metcalf School	7.4	435
Bloomington High School	2	1,424
Normal Community West High School	1.9	1,565
Bloomington Junior High School	2.4	996
Sugar Creek Elementary School	5.8	396
Towanda Elementary School	9.8	183
Prairieland Elementary School	3.7	459
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	3.8	423
Washington Elementary School	4.3	349
Parkside Junior High School	2	650
Carlock Elementary School	0	113
Leroy Elementary School	0	433
Leroy High School	0	219
Leroy Junior High School	0	128
Lexington Elementary School	0	216
Lexington High School	0	153
Lexington Junior High School	0	112
YBMC Charter School	0	28
Sheridan Elementary School	0	354
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	230
Ridgeview Junior High School	0	134
Irving Elementary School	0	335
Heyworth Elementary School	0	482
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	0	398
Hudson Elementary School	0	230
Fairview Elementary School	0	289
Fox Creek Elementary School	0	268
Bent Elementary School	0	371
Stevenson Elementary School	0	356
El Paso-Gridley Junior High School	0	374
Eugene Field School	0	51
Tri-Valley Elementary School	0	320
Tri-Valley High School	0	302
Tri-Valley Middle School	0	462
Oakdale Elementary School	0	369
Olympia High School	0	491
Olympia Middle School	0	382
Olympia North Elementary School	0	288
Parkside Elementary School	0	291
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	0	329
Prairie Central Primary West School	0	274
Ridgeview High School	0	161