Rock Island Today

There were 352 white students enrolled in Silvis School District 34 in the 2021-22 school year, 11% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Silvis School District 34 welcomed 639 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Silvis School District 34 roughly covers schools within Rock Island County and has a main office in East Moline.

Among the two schools in Silvis School District 34, George O. Barr School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 232 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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	637	352	55.3%
2021	617	317	51.4%
2020	639	326	51%
2019	647	347	53.6%
2018	639	344	53.8%