Rock Island Today

There were 1,716 white students enrolled in Mercer County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 91.6% of the 1,874 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the seven schools in Mercer County County, Mercer County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 352 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Mercer County High School	92.1	382
Apollo Elementary School	91.6	334
Mercer County Junior High School	93.5	292
Winola Elementary School	90	271
Sherrard Elementary School	90.6	235
Matherville Intermediate School	90.5	189
New Boston Elementary School	91.8	171