Rock Island Today

There were 1,340 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 6.3% of the 21,224 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 47 schools in Rock Island County County, Rock Island High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 128 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rock Island High School	7.5	1,707
Moline Senior High School	5.9	2,100
Hamilton Elementary School	12.3	600
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	8.7	803
Glenview Middle School	5.6	1,107
United Township High School	3.4	1,743
Washington Junior High School	9.6	498
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	9.6	481
George O. Barr School	10.5	428
John Deere Middle School	5.7	752
Rock Island Academy	8.1	509
Eugene Field Elementary School	9.8	400
Frances Willard Elementary School	12.4	307
Edison Junior High School	7.9	419
Logan Elementary School	11.6	277
Roosevelt Elementary School	7.5	428
Longfellow Elementary School	13.9	216
Ridgewood Elementary School	8	377
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	8.4	357
George Washington Elementary School	9	323
Denkmann Elementary School	8.1	346
Ridgewood Elementary School	6.9	377
Bowlesburg Elementary School	8.3	303
Wells Elementary School	5.9	410
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	7.7	311
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	7.8	283
Willard Elementary School	10.2	186
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	9.1	208
Hillcrest Elementary School	5.6	322
Bicentennial Elementary School	6	301
Butterworth Elementary School	7.4	229
Jane Addams Elementary School	5.9	288
Eagle Ridge School	5.7	283
Sherrard High School	3.1	424
Horace Mann Early Learning Center	8.6	128
Riverdale Elementary School	1.9	517
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	0	288
Sherrard Junior High School	0	226
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
Hampton Elementary School	0	225
Northeast Junior High School	0	209
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	155
Andalusia Elementary School	0	229