Rock Island Today

There were 4,491 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 21.2% of the 21,224 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 47 schools in Rock Island County County, Moline Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 631 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Moline Senior High School	30	2,100
United Township High School	27.3	1,743
Glenview Middle School	28.1	1,107
Rock Island High School	17.8	1,707
John Deere Middle School	39.5	752
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	82.3	288
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	24	803
Hamilton Elementary School	27	600
Hillcrest Elementary School	41.6	322
Roosevelt Elementary School	27.8	428
Washington Junior High School	23.9	498
George O. Barr School	22.4	428
Logan Elementary School	33.9	277
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	19.1	481
Willard Elementary School	46.2	186
Denkmann Elementary School	23.1	346
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	25.4	283
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	33.2	208
Ridgewood Elementary School	18.3	377
Bowlesburg Elementary School	21.5	303
Wells Elementary School	14.9	410
Longfellow Elementary School	27.3	216
Northeast Junior High School	27.3	209
George Washington Elementary School	16.1	323
Butterworth Elementary School	21.8	229
Rock Island Academy	9.6	509
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	13.8	311
Edison Junior High School	9.5	419
Hampton Elementary School	16.4	225
Eugene Field Elementary School	9.3	400
Bicentennial Elementary School	12	301
Riverdale Elementary School	6.4	517
Frances Willard Elementary School	10.7	307
Sherrard High School	7.5	424
Jane Addams Elementary School	10.8	288
Eagle Ridge School	9.9	283
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	7.6	357
Ridgewood Elementary School	5.6	377
Riverdale Senior High School	6.3	317
Horace Mann Early Learning Center	11.7	128
Sherrard Junior High School	6.2	226
Riverdale Middle School	4.7	253
Rockridge High School	0	368
Rockridge Junior High School	0	226
Illinois City Elementary School	0	58
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	155
Andalusia Elementary School	0	229