Rock Island Today

There were 3,862 Black students enrolled in Rock Island County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 18.5% of the 20,850 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 45 schools in Rock Island County County, Rock Island High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 509 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rock Island High School	29.7	1,715
United Township High School	18.8	1,760
Rock Island Academy	64.8	489
Glenview Middle School	25.8	1,124
Moline Senior High School	10.3	2,186
Wells Elementary School	52.1	288
Frances Willard Elementary School	50.3	288
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	30	473
Edison Junior High School	34.2	407
Washington Junior High School	27	481
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	33.8	352
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	14	814
George Washington Elementary School	29	334
Eagle Ridge School	34.5	275
Longfellow Elementary School	37.6	234
Eugene Field Elementary School	19.5	441
Ridgewood Elementary School	20.2	410
Ridgewood Elementary School	19	410
Bowlesburg Elementary School	26.6	282
Hamilton Elementary School	10.6	597
Logan Elementary School	21.2	293
Denkmann Elementary School	17	341
Hillcrest Elementary School	18.6	306
John Deere Middle School	7.2	754
George O. Barr School	12.5	415
Roosevelt Elementary School	11	410
Butterworth Elementary School	18.5	243
Jane Addams Elementary School	15.8	272
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	13.4	299
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	11.5	295
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	12.1	281
Willard Elementary School	15.6	179
Northeast Junior High School	10.8	195
Hampton Elementary School	5.5	235
Sherrard High School	0	444
Sherrard Junior High School	0	217
Riverdale Elementary School	0	502
Riverdale Middle School	0	265
Riverdale Senior High School	0	309
Rockridge High School	0	334
Rockridge Junior High School	0	233
Illinois City Elementary School	0	64
Bicentennial Elementary School	0	303
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	179
Andalusia Elementary School	0	233