Rock Island Today

There were 6,541 white students enrolled in Henry County school districts 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 83.3% of the 7,856 students in Henry County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the nine districts in Henry County, Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,209 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Henry County.

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.

District	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228	89.6%	2,466
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229	64.3%	1,905
Orion Community Unit School District 223	94.5%	965
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227	98.2%	449
Galva Community Unit School District 224	91.6%	465
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230	73.4%	530
Alwood Community Unit School District 225	93.4%	361
Colona School District 190	79.5%	381
Annawan Community Unit School District 226	89.8%	334