Rock Island Today

There were 3,412 white students enrolled in Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 welcomed 7,288 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 47.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 roughly covers schools within Rock Island County and has a main office in Moline.

Among the 14 schools in Moline-Coal Valley School District 40, Moline Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,114 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	7,123	3,412	47.9%
2021	7,128	3,524	49.4%
2020	7,238	3,622	50%
2019	7,255	3,710	51.1%
2018	7,288	3,814	52.3%