Rock Island Today

There were 6,440 white students enrolled in Henry County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 83.4% of the 7,724 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 25 schools in Henry County County, Geneseo High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 750 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Geneseo High School	91.6	819
Geneseo Middle School	90.5	591
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	95.8	450
Kewanee High School	65.8	570
Millikin Elementary School	89.4	367
Southwest Elementary School	86.4	359
Colona Grade School	79.5	381
Northside Elementary School	86.7	330
Orion High School	94.3	297
Galva Elementary School	90.9	263
Wethersfield Elementary School	74.4	312
Cambridge Community Grade School	97.4	234
Annawan Grade School	88.8	241
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	99.1	215
Orion Middle School	92.2	218
Central Elementary School	57.8	327
Alwood Elementary School	94.5	199
Galva Junior/Senior High School	92.6	202
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	72	218
Central Junior High School	58.2	268
Belle Alexander Elementary School	64.7	241
Alwood Middle/High School	92	162
Irving Elementary School	58.4	221
Lyle School	80.8	146
Annawan High School	92.5	93