Rock Island Today

There were 3,827 Black students enrolled in Rock Island 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 18% of the 21,224 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 47 schools in Rock Island County County, Rock Island High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 496 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
Rock Island High School	29.1	1,707
Rock Island Academy	70.3	509
United Township High School	18.4	1,743
Glenview Middle School	25.5	1,107
Wells Elementary School	47.1	410
Moline Senior High School	8.6	2,100
Frances Willard Elementary School	52.8	307
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	31.8	481
Edison Junior High School	34.8	419
Washington Junior High School	25.5	498
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	13.7	803
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	30	357
George Washington Elementary School	28.2	323
Eagle Ridge School	30.7	283
Ridgewood Elementary School	21	377
Longfellow Elementary School	34.7	216
Ridgewood Elementary School	18	377
Hillcrest Elementary School	20.8	322
Eugene Field Elementary School	15.8	400
Bowlesburg Elementary School	20.5	303
Denkmann Elementary School	16.2	346
Logan Elementary School	19.1	277
Hamilton Elementary School	8.5	600
John Deere Middle School	6.8	752
George O. Barr School	11.7	428
Jane Addams Elementary School	15.3	288
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	13.8	311
Roosevelt Elementary School	9.3	428
Butterworth Elementary School	16.6	229
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	12	283
Horace Mann Early Learning Center	25.8	128
Willard Elementary School	16.7	186
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	13	208
Northeast Junior High School	10.5	209
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	4.9	288
Hampton Elementary School	6.2	225
Sherrard High School	0	424
Sherrard Junior High School	0	226
Riverdale Elementary School	0	517
Riverdale Middle School	0	253
Riverdale Senior High School	0	317
Rockridge High School	0	368
Rockridge Junior High School	0	226
Illinois City Elementary School	0	58
Bicentennial Elementary School	0	301
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	155
Andalusia Elementary School	0	229