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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 1.7% of Henry County County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

There were 129 Black students enrolled in Henry 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 1.7% of the 7,601 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 24 schools in Henry County County, Kewanee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 33 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 Henry County County in 2022-23 School Year
White [82.7%]Hispanic [9.7%]Ethnicities <5 [5.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Henry County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Kewanee High School5.7582
Central Elementary School7.2334
Central Junior High School9245
Irving Elementary School9.3215
Belle Alexander Elementary School7.7247
Wethersfield Elementary School3.4319
C.R. Hanna Elementary School0461
Cambridge Community Grade School0231
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School0219
Colona Grade School0368
Southwest Elementary School0362
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School0221
Northside Elementary School0340
Orion High School0303
Orion Middle School0219
Millikin Elementary School0367
Alwood Elementary School0185
Alwood Middle/High School0175
Annawan Grade School0240
Annawan High School0102
Galva Elementary School0265
Galva Junior/Senior High School0199
Geneseo High School0813
Geneseo Middle School0589

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