Rock Island Today

There were 1,398 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 6.7% of the 20,850 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 45 schools in Rock Island County County, Moline Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 145 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Moline Senior High School	6.6	2,186
Rock Island High School	7.8	1,715
United Township High School	4.4	1,760
Glenview Middle School	6.5	1,124
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	8.8	814
Hamilton Elementary School	9.5	597
George O. Barr School	11.1	415
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	9.3	473
Eugene Field Elementary School	10	441
Rock Island Academy	8.8	489
John Deere Middle School	5.6	754
Washington Junior High School	8.1	481
George Washington Elementary School	11.4	334
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	10.5	352
Frances Willard Elementary School	12.5	288
Ridgewood Elementary School	8	410
Edison Junior High School	8.1	407
Ridgewood Elementary School	7.6	410
Logan Elementary School	10.2	293
Denkmann Elementary School	8.8	341
Longfellow Elementary School	11.1	234
Roosevelt Elementary School	6.3	410
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	8	299
Wells Elementary School	7.6	288
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	7.5	281
Sherrard High School	4.1	444
Bowlesburg Elementary School	6.4	282
Willard Elementary School	9.5	179
Butterworth Elementary School	7	243
Jane Addams Elementary School	6.3	272
Hampton Elementary School	6.8	235
Bicentennial Elementary School	5.3	303
Hillcrest Elementary School	4.9	306
Sherrard Junior High School	6.5	217
Riverdale Middle School	4.9	265
Riverdale Elementary School	2.4	502
Eagle Ridge School	4	275
Andalusia Elementary School	4.3	233
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	0	295
Riverdale Senior High School	0	309
Rockridge High School	0	334
Rockridge Junior High School	0	233
Illinois City Elementary School	0	64
Northeast Junior High School	0	195
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	179