McLean County Times

There were 527 Hispanic students enrolled in Livingston County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 9.2% of the 5,744 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 12 districts in Livingston County, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 156 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Livingston 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	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429	14.4%	1,086
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8	8.2%	1,693
Pontiac Township High School District 90	12.3%	674
Dwight Common School District 232	10.7%	543
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J	9.9%	372
Woodland Community Unit School District 5	7.2%	432
Dwight Township High School District 230	6.6%	212
Flanagan-Cornell District 74	3.4%	295