Rock Island Today

There were 4,452 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 21.4% of the 20,850 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 45 schools in Rock Island County County, Moline Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 694 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Moline Senior High School	31.7	2,186
United Township High School	27.6	1,760
Glenview Middle School	27.6	1,124
John Deere Middle School	40.1	754
Rock Island High School	17.3	1,715
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	72.5	295
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	22.4	814
Hamilton Elementary School	26.3	597
Hillcrest Elementary School	46.1	306
Roosevelt Elementary School	28.8	410
Washington Junior High School	22.7	481
Logan Elementary School	35.2	293
George O. Barr School	22.7	415
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	19.7	473
Denkmann Elementary School	23.5	341
Ridgewood Elementary School	19	410
Willard Elementary School	41.9	179
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	26.7	281
Bowlesburg Elementary School	25.9	282
Longfellow Elementary School	24.4	234
Butterworth Elementary School	22.6	243
George Washington Elementary School	16.2	334
Edison Junior High School	13	407
Northeast Junior High School	26.2	195
Rock Island Academy	10	489
Eugene Field Elementary School	10.7	441
Bicentennial Elementary School	14.5	303
Hampton Elementary School	17.4	235
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	13.4	299
Sherrard High School	8.6	444
Riverdale Elementary School	7.4	502
Wells Elementary School	12.5	288
Jane Addams Elementary School	11.4	272
Frances Willard Elementary School	10.4	288
Eagle Ridge School	9.5	275
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	6.3	352
Ridgewood Elementary School	4.4	410
Riverdale Senior High School	4.9	309
Riverdale Middle School	5.3	265
Sherrard Junior High School	6	217
Rockridge High School	0	334
Rockridge Junior High School	0	233
Illinois City Elementary School	0	64
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	179
Andalusia Elementary School	0	233