Rock Island Today

The majority of students in Rock Island County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 21,925 students attending Rock Island County schools, 51.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20.7% of Rock Island County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Rock Island County, representing 52.4% of the student body.

George Washington Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 36.5% white students, 28.2% African American students, 16.1% Hispanic students, 9.9% Asian students, and 9% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.4% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Andalusia Elementary School	White	94.3%	229
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	White	50.9%	283
Bicentennial Elementary School	White	79.7%	301
Bowlesburg Elementary School	White	47.2%	303
Butterworth Elementary School	White	51.5%	229
Denkmann Elementary School	White	41.9%	346
Eagle Ridge School	White	53.4%	283
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	White	34.7%	357
Edison Junior High School	White	38.7%	419
Eugene Field Elementary School	White	55.8%	400
Frances Willard Elementary School	African American	52.8%	307
George O. Barr School	White	54.2%	428
George Washington Elementary School	White	36.5%	323
Glenview Middle School	White	37.9%	1,107
Hamilton Elementary School	White	50.8%	600
Hampton Elementary School	White	75.1%	225
Hillcrest Elementary School	Hispanic	41.6%	322
Horace Mann Early Learning Center	White	42.2%	128
Illinois City Elementary School	White	91.4%	58
Jane Addams Elementary School	White	47.9%	288
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	White	36.5%	208
John Deere Middle School	White	47.1%	752
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	Hispanic	82.3%	288
Logan Elementary School	Hispanic	33.9%	277
Longfellow Elementary School	African American	34.7%	216
Matherville Intermediate School	White	89.1%	193
Moline Senior High School	White	53%	2,100
Northeast Junior High School	White	57.4%	209
Ridgewood Elementary School	White	57.5%	299
Ridgewood Elementary School	White	45.1%	377
Riverdale Elementary School	White	90.1%	517
Riverdale Middle School	White	91.3%	253
Riverdale Senior High School	White	90.5%	317
Rock Island Academy	African American	70.3%	509
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	White	35.8%	481
Rock Island High School	White	40.2%	1,707
Rockridge High School	White	95.1%	368
Rockridge Junior High School	White	97.3%	226
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	51.4%	428
Sherrard Elementary School	White	90.7%	236
Sherrard High School	White	88.7%	424
Sherrard Junior High School	White	89.4%	226
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	White	94.8%	155
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	White	59.2%	311
United Township High School	White	48.4%	1,743
Washington Junior High School	White	36.3%	498
Wells Elementary School	African American	47.1%	410
Willard Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	186
Winola Elementary School	White	91.5%	272
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	White	49.6%	803