Rock Island Today

There were 153 Black students enrolled in Henry County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2% of the 7,724 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 25 schools in Henry County County, Kewanee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 39 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kewanee High School	6.8	570
Central Elementary School	10.1	327
Belle Alexander Elementary School	11.2	241
Central Junior High School	9	268
Irving Elementary School	9	221
Lyle School	6.8	146
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	0	450
Cambridge Community Grade School	0	234
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	0	215
Colona Grade School	0	381
Southwest Elementary School	0	359
Wethersfield Elementary School	0	312
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	0	218
Northside Elementary School	0	330
Orion High School	0	297
Orion Middle School	0	218
Millikin Elementary School	0	367
Alwood Elementary School	0	199
Alwood Middle/High School	0	162
Annawan Grade School	0	241
Annawan High School	0	93
Galva Elementary School	0	263
Galva Junior/Senior High School	0	202
Geneseo High School	0	819
Geneseo Middle School	0	591