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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.7% of Rock Island County County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Jeff Whitaker Principal at Rock Island High School | Official Website

Jeff Whitaker Principal at Rock Island High School | Official Website

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.

Ethnicities in Rock Island County County in 2022-23 School Year
White [48.7%]Hispanic [21.4%]Black [18.5%]Multiracial [6.7%]Ethnicities <5 [3.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Rock Island County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Moline Senior High School6.62,186
Rock Island High School7.81,715
United Township High School4.41,760
Glenview Middle School6.51,124
Woodrow Wilson Middle School8.8814
Hamilton Elementary School9.5597
George O. Barr School11.1415
Rock Island Center for Math and Science9.3473
Eugene Field Elementary School10441
Rock Island Academy8.8489
John Deere Middle School5.6754
Washington Junior High School8.1481
George Washington Elementary School11.4334
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School10.5352
Frances Willard Elementary School12.5288
Ridgewood Elementary School8410
Edison Junior High School8.1407
Ridgewood Elementary School7.6410
Logan Elementary School10.2293
Denkmann Elementary School8.8341
Longfellow Elementary School11.1234
Roosevelt Elementary School6.3410
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School8299
Wells Elementary School7.6288
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School7.5281
Sherrard High School4.1444
Bowlesburg Elementary School6.4282
Willard Elementary School9.5179
Butterworth Elementary School7243
Jane Addams Elementary School6.3272
Hampton Elementary School6.8235
Bicentennial Elementary School5.3303
Hillcrest Elementary School4.9306
Sherrard Junior High School6.5217
Riverdale Middle School4.9265
Riverdale Elementary School2.4502
Eagle Ridge School4275
Andalusia Elementary School4.3233
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School0295
Riverdale Senior High School0309
Rockridge High School0334
Rockridge Junior High School0233
Illinois City Elementary School064
Northeast Junior High School0195
Taylor Ridge Elementary School0179

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