Rock Island Today

There were 11,298 white students enrolled in Rock Island County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 51.1% of the 22,108 students in Rock Island County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Rock Island County, Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 3,412 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Rock Island 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
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40	47.9%	7,123
Rock Island School District 41	36.7%	6,096
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200	89.8%	1,351
Rockridge Community Unit School District 300	95.2%	1,036
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100	90.5%	1,087
East Moline School District 37	37.6%	2,527
United Township High School District 30	48.4%	1,743
Silvis School District 34	55.3%	637
Hampton School District 29	75.1%	225
Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	53.4%	283