Rock Island School District 41 Principal Dr. Reginald Lawrence (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginald-lawrence-ii-ed-d-4505129/
Rock Island School District 41 Principal Dr. Reginald Lawrence (2023) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginald-lawrence-ii-ed-d-4505129/
Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.6% of the 22,108 students in Rock Island County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.
Among the 10 districts in Rock Island County, Rock Island School District 41 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 548 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 multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Island School District 41 | 9% | 6,096 |
| Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 | 7.4% | 7,123 |
| East Moline School District 37 | 6.1% | 2,527 |
| United Township High School District 30 | 3.4% | 1,743 |
| Silvis School District 34 | 8.3% | 637 |
| Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 | 3.1% | 1,351 |
| Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 | 2.4% | 1,087 |
| Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 | 2.5% | 1,036 |
| Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36 | 5.7% | 283 |
| Hampton School District 29 | 0% | 225 |
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